Bebe Rexha Addresses Being Called ‘Fat’
Bebe Rexha attends the Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy Party 2023 at the Hollywood Athletic Club on February 02, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Bebe Rexha is tired of people commenting on her weight gain. Taking to Twitter Friday (June 23) to address the criticisms, the “I’m Good (Blue)” singer wrote: “I know I got fat. I’m just so sick of people talking about it. NEXT!!!!!!”
In a follow-up tweet, Rexha, 33, stated: “Human beings go through weight fluctuations it’s life and you don’t know what people are going through. Meds, disease, etc…” Back in 2019, the musician got candid with Cosmopolitan about the pressure to be thin and size discrimination in the fashion world. When she first got signed, Rexha recalled her label asking her if she was “ready to get in boot-camp shape.” They wanted her to lose 20 pounds when she only weighed 130 pounds at the time. She said that experience “f—ed” her up, and as a result, she would starve herself before filming a music video.
Bebe’s Update On Her Assault
The singer-songwriter also gave fans an update on how she has been recovering since a concertgoer threw their phone at her face. Resulting in a hospital trip and needing stitches, Rexha shared an image of her black and blue eye on Twitter. She said though her eye is bruised, she is feeling “much better.”
As we previously reported, the man who assaulted Bebe admitted he did it to “be funny.” After he threw his phone at her during a New York concert over the weekend, the singer collapsed to her knees on the stage floor. Bebe Rexha gets hit by phone in the face on stage pic.twitter.com/AJ1Xj7NtfR
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) June 19, 2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Footage from the incident shared on social media showed crew members rushing out to help her. The concert was then canceled and the man was arrested. He has since been charged with two counts of assault in the three degree, one count of harassment in the second degree, one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree, and one count of attempted assault in the third degree, per BBC.
Bebe Rexha's Hottest Fashion Looks
Bebe Rexha has long been serving the sexiest looks. Whether it’s a red carpet appearance or performing on stage, the “I’m Good” singer throws on the hottest fits. Born Bleta Rexha on August 30, 1989, in Brooklyn, New York, the singer-songwriter got her name from her Albanian roots. In the Albanian language, bletë means “bee.” She told GMA News back in 2016 that people started calling her “Bebe” for short.
Growing up, Bebe played trumpet and taught herself to play guitar and piano. In high school, she also joined the choir. As a teenager, Rexha submitted a song to be performed at the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences’ annual “Grammy Career Day” event. She earned the “Best Teen Songwriter” award, beating around 700 other entrants. As a result, she was signed and encouraged by her talent scout to enroll in songwriting classes in Manhattan.
In 2010, Rexha met Fall Out Boy’s bassist Pete Wentz and began working with him as a member and a lead vocalist of his experimental project, Black Cards. Two years later, Rexha quit the band to pursue other endeavors. In 2013, Bebe signed with Warner Bros. Records as a solo artist and got right to work. She wrote for Selena Gomez’s “Like a Champion” and Eminem and Rihanna’s collaboration “The Monster.” Rexha’s debut single, “I Can’t Stop Drinking About You,” was released the following year.
Her debut EP, I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, dropped in 2015, and she was featured on David Guetta’s single “Hey Mama” alongside Nicki Minaj and Afrojack. The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, but Rexha wasn’t originally credited on the song, despite the fact that she sings the chorus and is featured on background vocals. The singer-songwriter’s next success was on G-Eazy’s “Me, Myself & I,” which she co-wrote and was featured on. The song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. As of 2023, Rexha has three studio albums under her belt: 2018’s Expectations, 2021’s Better Mistakes, and 2023’s self-titled album, Bebe.
Check out Rexha’s hottest looks over the years:
Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.
