Country โstar LeAnn Rimes,43,has publicly discussed her experience with early menopause,revealing a period of concealing health struggles that impacted her self-perception. The singer shared her story in โa recent interview with US Weekly, detailing the emotional toll of keeping โฃher conditionโข private.
Rimes’ openness comes after a challenging few years, including โan on-stage incident โขwere teeth fellโ out during a concert. โฃShe explained โฃthat hiding โคaspects โคof her health contributedโข to feelingsโ of self-doubt, reinforcing negativeโ thoughts about โคher worth and appearance. This disclosure arrives asโ conversations around women’s health andโ menopause gain โincreasing visibility, โimpacting millions globally โฃand prompting a demand โคfor greater understanding and support.
“I felt as if Iโ was hiding so much of โฃmyself,” Rimes told US Weekly, โadding that the secrecy fueledโค uncertainty and self-criticism. “This allowed โฃthe โคuncertaintyโ of the thoughts I had โin the past, like ‘I’m not lovely, I’m notโค good โขenough.'”
Theโฃ singer also spoke about her previously disclosed battle with psoriasis,โ whichโ she first revealed in 2020. Rimes described the reliefโ she โขfelt in publicly acknowledging her diagnosisโข after years of โkeeping it hidden. “I learned how โฃto love myself through all โmy different incarnations,” she stated.