Emmy Award winner, Tiffany Haddish has taken some time out, to reflects on how far she has come, saying she was once homeless, scared, hungry and hurt.
She said to realize her dreams and take herself out of her predicament, she promised herself to be patient, and have faith in God, and that has brought her this far in life, where she now has everything she once lacked.
The 39-year-old comedienne and Girls Trip actress, Haddish wrote some long note on how she motivated herself, saying “I look at this picture and want to cry tears of joy for this Girl. I remember that night. She was homeless, hungry, scared, and hurt. I promised her if she kept faith in God and Herself, We will get to a place where we will be Housed, Over Fed, Less Hurt and Fear-Free.”
“I am so Grateful that she Believed. I am so Happy we have come this far and excited about where we will Go,” she continued. “Tiffany Sara Cornilia Haddish I Love and Approve of you and most of all God does too. You are perfect enough for both of us right now and always.
In her 2017 memoir The Last Black Unicorn, Haddish revealed that at age 18, her grandmother kicked her out of her house and she was then “homeless as hell, just traveling around with my plastic bins,” and was “basically couch surfing” at friends’ houses. She said she had gotten accepted into New York University but could not afford to go, so she opted to attend Santa Monica Community College and get a job to pay the much more affordable tuition. She also had to temporarily stop doing comedy, when she had begun doing while in high school.
In the book, Haddish also said that in addition to growing up at her grandmother’s home, she spent time in foster care between ages 13 and 18, during which she was molested, bullied, slapped, was made to clean and cook, and was exposed to marijuana smoke”
Taking to her Instagram, she posted this on her page:
“I look at this picture and want to cry tears of joy for this Girl. I remember that night. She was homeless, hungry, scared, and hurt. I promised her if she kept faith in God and Herself, We will get to a place where we will be Housed, Over Fed, Less Hurt and Fear Free.
I am so Grateful that she Believed. I am so Happy we have come this far and excited about where we will Go. Tiffany Sara Cornilia Haddish I Love and Approve of you and most of all God does too. You are prefect enough for both of us right now and always. #SHEREADYFORSUCCESS #ILoveYou#SoHappyForYou #DontWorryWhatTheyThink#WorryWhatYouThink”