Lizzo is opening up about the reasoning behind her weight loss journey, insisting she still loves being a “big girl” amid the “Ozempic boom.”

In a new essay published on Substack on Nov. 23, the “Truth Hurts” singer opened up about her mental health throughout her weight loss journey. In the candid piece, Lizzo–real name Melissa Jefferson–admits just how difficult it was to navigate after feeling like her fans had turned on her.

“I started losing weight in the fall of 2023,” she began in her essay. “I was severely depressed. I had been the subject of vicious scandal, and it felt like the whole world turned its back on me. I became deeply suicidal. I cut off all my loved ones.”

Jefferson went on to explain that she “couldn’t trust anyone” after the “scandal,” referring to the lawsuit fil

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