Singer Normani is opening up about what it was like as a member of girl group ‘Fifth Harmony’ and how she struggled with her confidence.
“For a long time, I didn’t believe in myself because I didn’t feel like I was given the opportunity to,’ the 24-year-old said for the cover story of Women’s Health.
She went on to say she often felt overlooked and overshadowed by the other members of the group, Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Dinah Jane, and Lauren Jauregui.
“[It] alters the perception you have of yourself,” she said. “Having certain things happen so blatantly while also feeling like the ‘other’ and being so young and hearing the public compare [us] took a toll on my confidence.”
Now, after the group split up and she launched her successful solo career, she has found ways to boost her self-esteem, like saying positive affirmations each day.
“I look at myself in the mirror and manifest and speak things that I want to happen as if they already did as if I’m already that version of myself,” she said. Some of her affirmations include, “You are one of the greatest entertainers. You are a representation for an entire generation. You have purpose.”
