Lizzo says she has gained 20 pounds since last year and is waiting for questions about that following months of talking about her weight loss.
“I’ve gained 20 pounds since last year, so everyone can ask me about weight gain, too, if they’d like,” the Grammy winner told The Guardian in an interview published Saturday.
“There’s a system of oppression that is constantly putting pressure on, especially women and especially women in the spotlight,” she continued, clarifying it as “unrelenting” and “determined to make you feel s–t about yourself.”
Lizzo added that the cycle encourages people to spend money while becoming increasingly self-critical.
“It won’t stop until you’ve bought every product and you’ve bought into every lie and turned it in on yourself,” she went on. “That system is working at an all-time high right now.”
Asked why she initially lost weight, Lizzo said, “There are a lot of reasons. People always want to make it one single headline, one single thing. A lot of things can be true at once.”
“I was in a place where my physical weight was causing joint pain and aches,” Lizzo said, adding that after stepping away from the internet, she focused on “my body, my lifestyle, my routines and habits.”
“And this is who I am today,” she added.
