#cultural-background

#cultural-background

It was such a balancing act. I feel like when I was on reality TV - I started when I was 25 - it feels very, like, that was my 20s. Obviously, I'm in charge of my own decisions and stuff [now]. So it's nice to be able to decide what I share and what I don't [with] personal stuff.

I used to reply, 'Boston,' very matter-of-factly. I grew up there. I'm American. I speak English. It was a defensive answer, like: 'Don't challenge me.'

Most importantly, discovering boxing became a powerful channel for my bottled-up rage. It transformed my anger into strength and resilience, altering my relationship with myself.

I never really talk much about this... I was singing songs like 'Singing in the Rain.' Everyone else was doing pop music. She lost.