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From living on the streets to opening up about mental illness, this is the shocking truth
about Halsey!
14.
Childhood Issues
Halsey was born Ashley Nicolette Frangipane in on September 29, 1994, making her twenty-four
years old.
Throughout her young career, she has been very open about her mental health issues,
personal life, and has even talked about her troubled childhood.
Her mom had her when she was young and had to drop out of college to take care of her.
Halsey, her little brothers, and her parents had to move around fairly often from various
apartments, and her mom and dad worked all the time to support them.
But, it wasn’t just the unstable home and lack of attention that affected Halsey.
She told Rolling Stone that her household was “chaotic,” and things were always
being thrown around.
Later on, she read a poem at the 2018 women’s march that detailed about harrowing events
in her life.
Halsey spoke about how she was harmed when she was eight, had an awful experience in
2012 with a boyfriend, and how a man that she trusted harmed her in 2017.
She also spoke about going with a close friend to Planned Parenthood in 2009 when she had
a similar experience.
13.
Her Mother
Since Halsey found out her own mental diagnosis, she discovered that her mother, Nicole, suffers
from the same thing.
Her mom has bipolar disorder, which could be a significant factor in how Halsey was
raised and how things always seemed to be turbulent during her childhood.
But, her mother also plays a part in Halsey’s creativity.
She said during an interview with Glamour that she recalls sitting in the backseat of
her mom’s car while she smoked out the window and talked about music.
Halsey said that Nicole was the one who encouraged her to pursue her artistic abilities.
She also mentioned that she asked for a violin for Christmas one year, and, although her
father thought it was impractical, her mother bought a used violin and told her dad, “We
can’t hold her back.”
Despite her mom’s encouragement, the continual changes in homes and schools were difficult
for Halsey.
But, she stated in 2015 to Elle that her mom is “awesome,” “strong,” and “in
charge of herself.”
She said her mother was “bold and different” as well and proud of what she’s doing.
12.
Stage Name
You’ve probably figured out that Halsey is an acronym of this star’s given name,
Ashley.
But, you might not have known that there’s a different reason she chose to go by Halsey.
She used to spend a lot of time on Halsey Street in Brooklyn when she was a teenager.
She said during a 2015 interview that she would take the train into the city on weekends,
and her friend lived on that street.
During the time she spent hanging out with friends there, she also learned that there
were other people like her in the world.
Halsey said it assured her that she “wasn’t a complete weirdo.”
It’s also the place that she decided she wanted to pursue music.
11.
Bisexual
Halsey came out as bisexual at the beginning of her career as she began rising to fame.
People started questioning whether or not she was really bisexual or if she was using
it to get attention or it was some type of phase.
She told People that she is a bisexual woman and that she’s spent a big portion of her
life trying to confirm that fact, not only to herself, but to her friends and family
as well.
Halsey further stated that she’s worked time and time again to prove that how she
feels isn’t a phase, and it won’t change.
So, she began incorporating more female pronouns into her songs even though she had to work
up the courage to do so.
Halsey also said that she wanted to better represent the LGBT community, and it’s terrible
that about forty percent of young homeless people are LGBT who have been kicked out of
their families’ homes due to their lifestyle disagreements.
10.
Endometriosis
This artist has struggled with many things over the years, including endometriosis.
She was diagnosed with this disorder in 2016 but had no idea that it was the source of
her pain before that.
For those who don’t know, this is a gynecological problem where the tissue that’s supposed
to be inside a woman’s uterus grows on the outside of it.
The most common symptoms of endometriosis are pain and infertility.
After discovering that this disorder was the cause of many of her issues, Halsey had to
undergo surgery in 2017.
Although the type of surgery she had isn’t entirely clear, one of the most common ones
is to remove that built up tissue to help relieve pelvic pain.
In some severe cases of endometriosis, a woman might have a hysterectomy, which is the removal
of the uterus and cervix.
Halsey also decided to freeze her eggs in 2018 since infertility is a common result
of this condition, and she wants to be a mother.
9.
8 Instruments
There’s no question that Halsey is a talented artist, and her skills go far beyond just
singing.
When she was little, she started playing various string instruments, including cello, viola,
and violin.
But, she told Billboard that when she turned fourteen, she didn’t think that it was “cool
anymore.”
Since she had the idea she would “be the next Alanis Morissette,” Halsey began playing
acoustic guitar.
According to her interview with Rolling Stone, she plays a total of eight instruments.
8.
Mental Struggles
We mentioned previously that Halsey’s mother has the same mental condition that she was
diagnosed with: bipolar disorder.
She opened up to Elle about mental illness in 2015.
She said that she found out about it when she was either sixteen or seventeen years
old.
Halsey said that she was living in a small town at the time, a place where everybody’s
parents knew everyone else’s parents.
She stated that she was the “new kid” and had the sides of her head buzzed short,
as well as tattoos.
Halsey further noted that she was a “weirdo,” and her disorder plays a significant role
in her emotional tendencies.
She added that she was always afraid of doing bipolar-related things that would get her
arrested or in trouble.
Halsey also recalled telling her mother that she didn’t want to be how she was when she
was a child.
She noted that being bipolar has a lot to do with her empathy and that she feels everything
around her; so, when her parents were fighting or a friend would have a break-up, she’d
feel their pain right along with them.
But, after she told her mom that she wanted to be more naive like others her age, her
mother asked if she’d “rather be blissfully ignorant” or “pained and aware?”
Halsey chose the latter and is thankful that her mom raised her how she did.
7.
Poetry
You already know that this artist plays eight instruments, but did you know her original
intention wasn’t to be a musician.
Although she decided on pursuing music during her younger years on Halsey Street with friends,
she also began writing music so people would pay attention to her poetry.
She’d never even been in a studio until she met a “music guy” that invited her
over to collaborate, according to her interview with Rolling Stone.
Her meeting with him was her first time in a studio, even though the space was somebody’s
basement in which they’d installed recording equipment and a microphone.
This is where she began writing the song “Ghost,” the track that got her noticed.
After uploading it to SoundCloud, Halsey had been contacted five hours later by five labels.
She ultimately signed with Astralwerks because they were willing to give her more creative
freedom than the other companies.
6.
Collabs
Since Halsey signed her record deal, she’s been working nonstop and putting out chart-topping
hits.
Other things she’s known for are collaborations with other artists.
When she was dating fellow artist, G-Eazy, they came out with the song “Him & I.”
It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at the fourteenth spot and was eventually double
Platinum certified.
She then worked with Thirty Seconds to Mars on the track “Love Is Madness,” which
was also a hit and allowed her to delve into a different genre.
Another one of her popular collaborations is “Closer,” which she made with The Chainsmokers.
It was the first number one single either of them had on the Billboard Hot 100, and
it took the number one spot in several other countries as well.
More recently, Halsey began working with the British alternative rocker Yungblud.
The two created the song “11 Minutes,” which also features Travis Barker from Blink-182.
Lastly, she did an interesting mash-up with the K-pop band BTS for the track “Boy With
Luv.”
Since the K-pop genre has been gaining significantly more followers lately, the “Boy With Luv”
music video became YouTube’s “most viewed within twenty-four hours” video to date.
5.
Pregnancy
We already brought up Halsey’s struggles with endometriosis.
But, before she knew her diagnosis, she’d already been experiencing issues for almost
her entire life.
She gave an interview on CBS’s The Doctors, and she revealed a terrible experience she’d
had during one of her tours.
Halsey discovered that she was pregnant and was trying to process the information.
Unfortunately, she never got the chance to think about bringing the baby into the world
because she had a miscarriage.
Halsey told Rolling Stone that she was laying on her hotel bed when the incident began,
and she was just hours away from going onstage.
Since canceling the concert didn’t seem like an option at the time, she sent her assistant
to the store for adult diapers.
Halsey put on the diapers and took some medication for the pain, and the show went on.
She added that it was the “angriest performance” she’s ever done.
Luckily, the event had some positive effects on Halsey.
It’s when she decided to seek treatment for the problems she’s been having, which
ultimately led to her diagnosis.
4.
Kicked Out
After she graduated high school, Halsey was accepted into the Rhode Island School of Design.
But, she and her family didn’t have the money to pay for it.
So, she began taking classes at a community college.
She found out shortly that the college life didn’t suit her, and she dropped out.
Halsey was nineteen at the time, and her parents were upset about her dropping out of school
and “didn’t agree with a lot of things” about her.
They ended up kicking her out of the house.
This was a trying time for Halsey because she was essentially homeless.
She didn’t have phone service, insurance, or anything else to call her own.
But, somehow, she managed to make due.
Halsey told Rolling Stone that she and her friends would put all the money they had together
to buy a single slice of pizza and split it.
She further recalled that, at one point, she only had nine dollars to her name, which she
used to buy a pack of Red Bull energy drinks because she was afraid of sleeping on the
streets.
When things became too difficult for her, Halsey went to live with her grandmother.
3.
Biracial
Something you might not have guessed about Halsey by looking at her is that she’s biracial.
She said during an interview with Playboy that she looks like a white girl but she doesn’t
feel like one.
She called herself a black woman, whose mom is white and father is black.
Halsey noted that it was difficult to figure out who she was regarding her race while growing
up.
She said she wasn’t sure if she should be listening to Britney Spears or TLC.
Halsey added that she’s “white-passing” and accepts that about herself, and she hasn’t
tried to control things about black culture that aren’t hers either.
2.
G-Eazy
One of her most public relationships was with G-Eazy, a rapper famous for songs like “Me,
Myself & I” and “No Limit.”
They came out as a couple in August 2017 after she posted a photograph with him on Instagram
with the caption “Thank u baby.”
G-Eazy even surprised Halsey onstage during a performance on her 23rd birthday.
In February 2018, he posted a cute picture from their Valentine’s Day dinner thanking
Halsey for putting up with him and always loving him.
She even stayed by him after he was arrested for substance possession in Sweden.
Unfortunately for this iconic duo, they made their last red-carpet appearance together
in June 2018, and Halsey informed her fans via Instagram that they’d split.
Many people believe it was due to G-Eazy being unfaithful and his flirtatious lifestyle.
Halsey wrote the song “Without Me” around the time that she and G-Eazy were on the rocks,
and she’s stated that it was partly about him.
1.
Yungblud
Although her relationship with G-Eazy certainly put a damper on Halsey’s love life, she’s
now pursuing a relationship with another one of the artists she collaborated with, Yungblud,
aka Dominic Harrison.
The duo went on a radio show in February 2019 to discuss their song “11 Minutes” and
talk about their relationship.
Halsey sent him an Instagram message with her phone number and a black heart emoji.
Soon after, they met up at a bar, had a couple of drinks and a conversation, and began coming
up with a song.
But, these two had chemistry in more ways than one.
Halsey and Yungblud appreciate each other’s artistic style, as well as each other’s
uniqueness.
So, a romance blossomed fairly quickly.
They’ve been photographed several times kissing and going on dates.
We hope Halsey’s new love works out!
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