Lorde updates fans on her health and wellness

In an honest letter to fans, Lorde opens up about her struggles with recent physical and emotional pain.
2:48 | 09/23/23

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>> Gio: WE ARE BACK NOW WITH OUR "GMA" COVER STORY. "GMA" COVER STORY. LORDE POSTING AN EMOTIONAL LORDE POSTING AN EMOTIONAL LETTER TO FANS ABOUT STRUGGLES LETTER TO FANS ABOUT STRUGGLES WITH HER PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WITH HER PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH. HEALTH. MORGAN NORWOOD IS BACK WITH THAT MORGAN NORWOOD IS BACK WITH THAT STORY. STORY. >> IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE >> IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE SINGER RELEASED NEW MUSIC. THE SINGER RELEASED NEW MUSIC. HER FIRST ALBUM TURNS TEN YEARS HER FIRST ALBUM TURNS TEN YEARS OLD THIS MONTH AND LORDE IS OLD THIS MONTH AND LORDE IS INTENTIONALLY LAYING LOW TO INTENTIONALLY LAYING LOW TO RECOVER FROM HEALTH CHALLENGES RECOVER FROM HEALTH CHALLENGES AND HEARTBREAK. AND HEARTBREAK. ♪ I'M KIND OF OVER GETTING ♪ I'M KIND OF OVER GETTING INSULTED ♪ INSULTED ♪ ♪ THROW MY HANDS UP IN THE AIR ♪ ♪ THROW MY HANDS UP IN THE AIR ♪ >> Reporter: SHE IS KNOWN FOR >> Reporter: SHE IS KNOWN FOR HER INTROSPECTIVE SONG LYRICS HER INTROSPECTIVE SONG LYRICS AND LORDE IS LAYING IT ALL OUT AND LORDE IS LAYING IT ALL OUT IN A BRUTALLY HONEST LETTER TO IN A BRUTALLY HONEST LETTER TO HER FANS. HER FANS. ♪ WE MIGHT NOT BE PRETTY ♪ ♪ WE MIGHT NOT BE PRETTY ♪ IT IS BOTH PERSONAL AND POETIC. IT IS BOTH PERSONAL AND POETIC. THE 26-YEAR-OLD WHO ROSE TO THE 26-YEAR-OLD WHO ROSE TO STARDOM WITH HER 2012 HIT STARDOM WITH HER 2012 HIT "ROYALS" -- "ROYALS" -- ♪ WE'LL NEVER BE ROYAL ♪ ♪ WE'LL NEVER BE ROYAL ♪ -- OPENING UP ABOUT HER HEALTH -- OPENING UP ABOUT HER HEALTH AND HEARTBREAK, WRITING THAT I AND HEARTBREAK, WRITING THAT I ACHE ALL OF THE TIME. ACHE ALL OF THE TIME. I EAT CHOCOLATE TO TRY TO I EAT CHOCOLATE TO TRY TO MANIPULATE THE ENDORPHINS AND MANIPULATE THE ENDORPHINS AND BRING BACK THE SWEET HAPPINESS BRING BACK THE SWEET HAPPINESS OF EASTER MORNING. OF EASTER MORNING. >> SHE ALSO DETAILS TO BREAK UP >> SHE ALSO DETAILS TO BREAK UP WITH HER MEDICATION SHE SAYS WITH HER MEDICATION SHE SAYS SHE'S BEEN TAKING SINCE SHE WAS SHE'S BEEN TAKING SINCE SHE WAS 15 YEARS OLD. 15 YEARS OLD. GOING ON TO LIST HER RECENT GOING ON TO LIST HER RECENT HEALTH CHALLENGES. HEALTH CHALLENGES. MY GUT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY GUT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY SKIN IS WORSE THAN EVER. MY SKIN IS WORSE THAN EVER. I HAVE GOTTEN SICK A HALF DOZEN I HAVE GOTTEN SICK A HALF DOZEN TIMES. TIMES. >> LORDE HAS BEEN OPEN WITH HER >> LORDE HAS BEEN OPEN WITH HER FANS ABOUT HER ISSUES, PHYSICAL FANS ABOUT HER ISSUES, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL. AND MENTAL. SHE'S ALWAYS TRUSTED HER FANS TO SHE'S ALWAYS TRUSTED HER FANS TO UNDERSTAND, HEY, THIS IS A UNDERSTAND, HEY, THIS IS A DIFFICULT AND SINGULAR DIFFICULT AND SINGULAR EXPERIENCE OF BEING A POP EXPERIENCE OF BEING A POP SUPERSTAR TRAVELING THE WORLD. SUPERSTAR TRAVELING THE WORLD. >> Reporter: LORDE SHARING POEMS >> Reporter: LORDE SHARING POEMS AND BOOKS THAT SHE SAYS HAVE AND BOOKS THAT SHE SAYS HAVE HELPED HER ALONG THE WAY. HELPED HER ALONG THE WAY. >> BEING A POPULAR ARTIST >> BEING A POPULAR ARTIST REQUIRES A LOT IN TERMS OF REQUIRES A LOT IN TERMS OF SCHEDULES AND EXPECTATIONS AND SCHEDULES AND EXPECTATIONS AND BEING A PUBLIC FACING FIGURE IN BEING A PUBLIC FACING FIGURE IN GENERAL. GENERAL. >> Reporter: SHE JOINED STARS >> Reporter: SHE JOINED STARS LIE SELENA GOMEZ, SHAUN MENDES LIE SELENA GOMEZ, SHAUN MENDES AND MEGAN THEE STALLION, EACH AND MEGAN THEE STALLION, EACH REVEALING INTERNAL BATTLES. REVEALING INTERNAL BATTLES. >> THERE IS A HUGE INCREASE IN >> THERE IS A HUGE INCREASE IN MUSICIANS OPENING UP ABOUT MUSICIANS OPENING UP ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OVER THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OVER THE PAST DECADE, DECADE AND A HALF. PAST DECADE, DECADE AND A HALF. >> LORDE EXPLAINED MUSIC IN SOME >> LORDE EXPLAINED MUSIC IN SOME WAYS IS THERAPY FOR HER WITH WAYS IS THERAPY FOR HER WITH SOME FANS BELIEVING THE LETTER SOME FANS BELIEVING THE LETTER WAS A TEASE FOR NEW TUNES. WAS A TEASE FOR NEW TUNES. THAT IS UNCLEAR. THAT IS UNCLEAR. BUT THE LETTER UNDERSCORES THE BUT THE LETTER UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING CARE OF IMPORTANCE OF TAKING CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. WE REACHED OUT TO LORDE'S WE REACHED OUT TO LORDE'S MANAGEMENT FOR COMMENT BUT WE MANAGEMENT FOR COMMENT BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. JANAI?

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