How I Learned to Love Myself

The resilient star opens up about her ongoing journey toward self-acceptance

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HEALTHY LIVING - "Self-love means listening to your inner feelings, listening to your body and honoring that," she's said.

Tiffany Haddish was 25 when she began doing positive affirmations in the mirror. “The first time I did it, I cried really hard, because I [didn’t] love or approve of myself,” the 45-year-old has said. The LA native has been open about her early struggles. She spent much of her childhood in foster care, and was homeless before getting her start in comedy. “As I took on this practice and did it on a regular basis, my life started to slowly change.... I really started to recognize my actual beauty and to slowly become confident.” Now, self-love has become second nature for the Girls Trip star, who released her book I Curse You With Joy in May 2024 and a single, “Woman Up,” with Grammy-winning collaborator Diane Warren, in June. “You become your own best friend,” she tells In Touch’s Lindsay Hoffman. Here, Tiffany talks about understanding her worth, her surprising dream job and the inspiration for her song.

You’ve been vocal about all the obstacles you’ve overcome. How have those challenges shaped who you are today?