Despite having spent more than half her life in the spotlight as part of the top-selling group Destiny’s Child and as a solo, GRAMMY-winning artist, there is still so much Kelly Rowland fans (affectionately called #RowlandStones) don’t know about the diva.
Proof of that came Tuesday (March 15) when Rowland took to ‘Today’ as a guest host to discuss the journey to forgiving her father, Christopher Lovett, who abandoned her as a child.
Hear the heart-tugging tale inside:
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Chatting with resident host Hoda Kotb, the ‘Motivation’ singer-actress recounted how she reconnected with Lovett after the birth of her first son, Titan.
“I had to give my dad grace. As parents, we have to give our parents grace. It’s never too late. Forgiveness is always right there,” she said through tears.
Raised by a single mother, Kelly says she was well cared for but Lovett’s 30-year absence left a void in her life that she didn’t know she needed filled.
“It was necessary to the little girl in me that needed to hear that,” she told Kotb about her 2018 reunion with her dad. “It was necessary to hear it from a man. It was necessary to hear it from my father and when I thought about all the tumultuous relationships and trying to figure out men, like, that is the base and the foundation of it psychologically. So when I’m talking to therapists and I’m asking them about this, it all runs back to the abandonment issue.”
The reconnection helped heal her ‘inner child,’ the R&B diva said, which served as many inspirations for her latest children’s book, ‘Always with You, Always with Me.’
Ahead of its April 26 release, Kelly dished about the process of writing it and even got a surprise message from her sons, Noah and Titan, about it.
Click here to read more about Rowland’s latest book.
Many Fathers do NOT understand how their absence affect their children LONG TERM. And Mothers who keep their children away from their Fathers…this is the outcome. A woman who suffered abandonment issues.
Sorry mothers but your presence alone can NEVER complete a child. No child should go 30 yrs w/ out seeing their parents unless of course they are a criminal.
None the less…better late than never. This reminded me of Chilli reuniting w/ her Father.
He a deadbeat and stfu you the same evil b**** showing love to a man beating up a woman or shooting her. Stfu I hate b****** like you. You helped him be a deadbeat
Girl you’re about to make me call & have you committed.
I love how open and genuine Kelly is! She really deserves more flowers 💐
baaaaaaaaaaaaaaddddddddddd marrrrrrrrrrrrrkettttttinnnnnnnnnnng= Badddd TEEEAMMM
She has everthing that it takes to win in this industry i mean she has some hits but we all known she could be bigger. Bad Team + sometimes Lazy + musical confussed = KELLY ROWLAND
My God, Kelly is stunning.
I’m happy she was able to reconnect with her dad. DADS ARE NEEDED. Wishing her much peace and happiness!
Omg this made me cry…. So glad you shared this with your fans
💯! It was much needed for people to see! Forgiveness is very important!
So sad this is how a typical broken black family is now days.
Danny, not you ruining this beautiful post with your evil illiterate spirit. Miserable, dark and dumb. Just as thought. Bye!! 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
And it’s “nowadays” not “now days”. You can’t even be racist properly. Dumba$$
I say what I want, how I want.
Yup…and what you say makes you a dumba$$. Stupid 🤣🤣
You forgot the capital A in and. You freak! You’re the dumbass for reading my comments and following me like a stalker lol.
Yeah…and so what? You still a dumba$$ mothafucker that doesn’t know the difference between a “period” and an “ellipsis.” Look it up fool…I ain’t teaching your dumbass $hit.
White people know what an ellipsis is, so I know you’re DEFINITELY NOT WHITE!!! LMAO!!! What an idiot!!! 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡
And you’re the stupid mf that doesn’t know the difference between GP and GB, and you don’t know that you use a capital letter after a period. You stupid CLOWN! I got ya AGAIN! 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
🥱…a capital letter is required after an ellipsis fool. You’re not as smart as me dumba$$.
And of course I know the difference between GP and GB…they both describe you. Goofy Penisfucker and Goofy Bitcha$$. 😂😂🤣🤣😘😘😘
Aww bless you think your smart 🤣🤣🤣 😂 is that what you was told in clown school 🤡🤡🤡🤡 you bye didn’t answer my question, did you have your surgery to be a real woman? I think I will call you Clownocchio 🤥🤡
*still not bye
I think it’s just a trick when the artist is famous, actually she doesn’t want to do that, she just wants to beautify her image in the hearts of her fans.