Lizzo Says Her Past Self ‘Would Be So Proud’ of Her & Teases Next Album

Lizzo is feeling good as hell about her mental health progress.

In an Instagram post Tuesday (Aug. 27), the 36-year-old hitmaker shared a video comparing a three-year-old clip of herself with what she looks like now. “I wasn’t gonna post this on IG but 2021 me would be soooo proud of 2024 me,” she wrote in her caption.

“And I’m NOT only talking about my body,” Lizzo continued. “If yall only KNEWWWW what I’ve done for my mental & emotional health in the last year…”

The “About Damn Time” musician went on to give fans a small teaser: “wheeeew don’t worry imma write a album about it.”

The post comes two days after Lizzo revealed that she’s taking a “gap year.” “Protecting my peace,” she added at the time, sharing a video of herself standing on a porch, serenely feeling rain fall on her skin.

With that in mind, fans will likely have to be patient while waiting for the star’s next album, which will follow 2022’s Special. The project reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-topping hit “About Damn Time,” which won record of the year at the 2023 Grammys.

A few months after that, three of the musician’s former tour dancers filed a lawsuit against her, alleging sexual misconduct and hostile work conditions. Lizzo denied the accusations, calling them “sensationalized stories,” and the lawsuit was put on hold in March pending appeals.

The Yitty founder has since been open about struggling with her mental health, at one point telling fans that she was quitting. “I’m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout & views… being the butt of the joke every single time because of how I look… my character being picked apart by people who don’t know me and disrespecting my name,” she added in March. “I didn’t sign up for this s— — I QUIT.”

She later clarified that she only meant she was quitting “giving any negative energy attention,” and by May, things seemed to be looking up. “I’m the happiest I’ve been in 10 months,” Lizzo wrote on Instagram. “The strange thing about depression is you don’t know you’re in it until you’re out of it. I’m definitely not all the way as carefree as I used to be. But the dark cloud that followed me every day is finally clearing up. My smile reaches my eyes again and that’s a win.”

See Lizzo’s post below.

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