Pop singer Halsey has said she is “lucky to be alive” and revealed she has been privately battling chronic illness.
The 29-year-old American shared the personal news in a social media post, while also announcing a new album.
Halsey, whose real name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, did not reveal the diagnosis, but she tagged the Lupus Research Alliance and the Leukemia & Lymphona Society in the post.
In a video posted to Instagram, she described herself as “like an old woman.”
“I told myself I’d give myself two more years to be sick,” she said.
“And 30… I’m having a rebirth and I’m not going to be sick and I’m going to look super sexy and I’m going to have a lot of energy and I’m going to be able to remake my twenties in my thirties.”
Alongside the footage, she wrote a caption: “Simply put, I’m lucky to be alive. Simply put, I wrote an album.”
In the video, she rubs her legs as she talks, with what appeared to be medication on a coffee table in front of her.
She also shared images and footage in the post of herself receiving treatment for her illnesses, sometimes crying.
The post also included clips of her recording her fifth studio album.
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Lupus is a chronic condition that causes joint and muscle pain, rashes, and extreme fatigue. There is no cure, but symptoms may improve if treatment starts early, according to the NHS website.
Leukemia and lymphoma are types of cancer that can affect blood cells and the immune system.
Halsey previously spoke on social media about her health, saying in an Instagram post in April 2022: “The last time I attended the Grammys was in 2017 and it was 3 days after my first endometriosis surgery. I walked the carpet with my points.” still in.
“Luckily I’m attending tomorrow for the first time in years and I had surgery again (you guessed it) 3 days ago. I’m just posting this to say, if you see me being nice lol, I’m fragile. Fragile but excited.”
The singer at the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas in April 2022. Photo: Reuters
The singer-songwriter is known for songs like Closer with The Chainsmokers and Without Me. He released his debut album Badlands in 2015, which went platinum in the United States.
In July 2022, Halsey joined Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams to appear on Calvin Harris’ summer single Stay With Me.
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