December 08, 2024
Cori Broadus, daughter of Snoop Dogg, has opened up about her health struggles in E! docuseries Snoop’s Fatherhood: Cori & Wayne’s Story.
Reflecting on the lupus diagnosis at the age of 6, Cori said, “Since a little girl I've always been depressed, I’ve always been 'why me?'”
She added, “Just being young and sick with lupus, it was hard. Going to the doctor's all the time, taking blood pressure medications. So once COVID hit, I was just in a dark, deep space.”
Cori talked about the time when she tried to commit suicide, saying, “I was in a mental facility because I tried to commit suicide in 2021.”
However, the songstress revealed that her fiance Wayne Duece was her biggest support at the time, saying, “I am so lucky to have Wayne, but still, we’re all going through something. It will be okay, and it does come with time. I feel like, when we’re in a certain space or place, it feels like the end of the world.”
It is worth mentioning that during that time Cori launched her cosmetic line, Choc Factory, which helped her cope.
“I was like, ‘Okay girl, you gotta get out of this s—. And so I looked online at hobbies and lip gloss makeup came up. I was like, 'I love a lip gloss moment.' I’m like, 'That will be bomb, let’s do that,’” Cori revealed.
The American rapper, Snoop Dogg shares Cori with wife Shante Broadus.