If you discuss R&B music within the Nineties, it was all about En Vogue. Daybreak Robinson, Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron and Maxine Jones made up the gorgeous and proficient lady group recognized for hits like “Maintain On” and “Free Your Thoughts.”
Ellis, Herron and Jones nonetheless carry out collectively…even making an look on Season 7 of the sport present “The Masked Singer.” Robinson left the group in 1997 on account of contract points solely to return in 2002 and go away for good in 2008. She’s remained out of the highlight for the previous few years. However this week, we lastly heard from her and acquired a shocking replace on what she’s been as much as.
The place Has She Been?
In a March 11 publish on her YouTube channel, Robinson spoke on to her followers, beginning with a quote from Brene Brown by which she known as being weak an indication of braveness moderately than an indication of weak point. Then she went on to share one thing that left the web in shock.
“For the previous three, nearly three years I’ve been dwelling in my automobile,” she mentioned. “I mentioned it. Oh my God it’s out!”
Robinson advised viewers that in 2020, the final time she was doing a number of interviews, she was dwelling together with her dad and mom in Las Vegas. Nevertheless, variations together with her mom induced her to go away and sleep in her automobile for a few month. That’s when one in every of her co-managers satisfied her to return to Los Angeles and stick with him. However when she acquired to his place, Robinson realized he didn’t have the room for her that he promised.
“It became ‘I’m gonna put you in a lodge for the evening,’ and that one evening became eight months,” she mentioned.
Unable to search out an residence, Robinson advised her assistant she was researching automobile life. She made a plan, left the lodge on March 9, 2022, and headed to Malibu, Calif. to present it a strive.
“There’s an entire neighborhood of folks that reside of their vehicles and an entire neighborhood of folks that reside of their RVs and an entire neighborhood of folks that reside in vans. And I liked what I used to be seeing,” she mentioned.
Robinson mentioned that though others inspired her to not open up about what she was doing, she thought it was one thing she wanted to do.
“A part of being human is being weak,” she mentioned. “I’m a human first. I don’t care about being a celeb. I don’t care about being a girl.”
Robinson credited the mom of one in every of her exes (who she known as her eternally mother-in-law), her assistant Niecey, and a person named Evan (who she calls her brother from one other mom) with protecting her going by means of the powerful occasions. However she’s not searching for anybody to really feel sorry for her.
“It’s not ‘woe is me,’” she mentioned. “I’m studying about who I’m, I’m studying myself as an individual, as a girl.”
Robinson mentioned that whereas she misses her household and buddies, she wanted to undergo this alone with out the judgment and opinions of others.
“I’m glad that I made this selection as a result of I wanted to undergo this fireplace,” she mentioned.
The Web Reacts
Many shocked followers are giving Robinson credit score for her braveness and praying that she comes out higher on the opposite facet.
“The energy this took! Many can not fathom eradicating the masks at this stage. You might be sturdy, I hope you’re feeling lighter & extra free after this. Larger is coming,” wrote somebody within the feedback of her publish.
Singer-songwriter and “Actual Housewives of Atlanta” solid member Kandi Burruss shared her response on her radio present.
“It’s loopy how the world can simply swap up on you,” she mentioned.
However others are blaming her satisfaction for touchdown her on this troublesome scenario.
“She retains leaving and doesn’t wanna be there as lengthy Rhona is there. That satisfaction has to exit the window. Get your cash lady,” somebody wrote on X.
We’ll maintain following this story and hope Daybreak Robinson stays protected and wholesome by means of her journey.