Lauren London Opens Up About Life Following Nipsey Hussle’s Death [Video]

Lauren London is opening up with some valuable lessons and her perspective on life since the tragic death of her long-time partner Nipsey Hussle. It’s been a long three years, but the actress has found laughter, work, the joy of showers, and getting her nails done.

Speaking with Angie Martinez and being the first guest on the new podcast In Real Life, London gets candid about death describing her emotions at the rapper’s funeral and talks how much her outlook on life has changed.

When discussing death etiquette and the funeral, the actress said, “I just don’t think that we know how to die or accept death, and then we don’t know how to usher people in that transition either.”

She then says sitting in “the front row at the funeral is different,” referring to her late partner’s funeral. London admits it changed her perspective on life.

Regarding limited time on Earth, London wants to be “peaceful, and give peace to others.” Her goals have changed drastically since the death, and she talked about how she doesn’t want to miss her mark.

She adds, “I do think that a lot of my work now might not be in front of the camera, might be behind the camera and encouraging someone else in front of the camera.” She wants to tap into her creative work behind the scenes.

When London had to tell her children about Nipsey passing away, the knowledge she gained from a seminar on death prepared her for the moment. She broke down that using certain words and telling them to embrace their emotions is very important. As for words, she used “transitioned” and encouraged them to write letters and speak openly to their dad.

When discussing her recent work, she has a new film with Kenya Barris, Jonah Hill, Eddie Murphy, and Nia Long.

London also wants to move from Los Angeles. “It’s too heavy for me right now.” With the murals all over the town of Nipsey and the young children, she doesn’t want to move just yet, but she is ready to move to the dessert and disconnect. When Angie asked her if she could really move from Los Angeles, she answered, “Absolutely.”

“Sometimes I do want to disappear, but I don’t think that’s my calling,” she said.

Finally, she touches on her relationship with the late rapper. Nipsey never wanted her to get lost in his legacy, though she feels she has to because of their 5-year-old son.

“I just try to maintain that what would he do…I’m always thinking like, ‘what would Hussle do in this situation?'”

Angie Martinez’s new podcast has a list of guests, including Mary J. Blige and Joe Budden.