“I forgot who I was”: Megan Thee Stallion breaks silence on the pain she felt as she lost her mother amid her romance with Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson, the Dallas Mavericks’ star player, seems to be deeply in love with his girlfriend, the popular Grammy winner, Megan Thee Stallion.While Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion’s romance has turned heads, the popular artist has been through a lot of traumatic experiences in her life.A few months ago, in a heartfelt clip from her documentary Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words, the renowned artist opened up about the pain she felt when she lost her mother in 2019.Megan Thee Stallion said, "Ya'll know that 2019 has been really tough for me. I don't wanna cancel none of my shows, and I didn't want to stop going, because that's not what my mama would want me to do…”The six time Grammy winner added, “She was my number one fan, through all the ass-shakin' and cussin'.”The “Something For Thee Hotties” artist continued, “When my mama passed away, I think I really forgot who I was and I lost a lot of confidence. I was so used to my mama telling me what to do and when life started getting crazy I didn’t have her."Before Megan Thee Stallion lost her mother, she tragically also lost her father, Joseph Pete Jr. when she was just a teenager.Despite the things that Megan Thee Stallion faced in her life, she remained pretty strong and did not let her pain affect her career.Just three weeks after tragically losing her mother to brain tumor in 2019, Megan Thee Stallion went back to the stage and resumed performing for her shows.Seven years later, Megan Thee Stallion seems to be in a much happier and better place in her life.Back in July 2025, Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson went public with their relationship, after keeping it private for a few months.Ever since then, the two have flaunted their love and commitment for each other in public as they continue to inspire billions around the world with their romance.