Michelle Williams says she was suicidal during Destiny’s Child

At the height of her popularity, Michelle Williams couldn’t see the light.

The singer revealed Wednesday that she’s been battling depression since she was 13, and even considered suicide while she was in Destiny’s Child.

“I’m in one of the top-selling female groups of all time, suffering with depression,” she said on “The Talk.”

“When I disclosed it to our manager (Mathew Knowles) at the time, bless his heart, he was like, ‘You all just signed a multi-million dollar deal. You’re about to go on tour. What do you have to be depressed about?’ So I was like, ‘Oh, maybe I'm just tired.’”

Knowles is the father of bandmate Beyoncé. Kelly Rowland completed the trio.

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“I was to that place where it got so dark and heavy because sometimes you feel like, 'I'm the provider, I take care of people. I'm not supposed to be feeling this way. What do I do?' And I wanted out,” Williams said.

The 37-year-old singer also applauded Demi Lovato, who has recently opened up about mental health.

“Depression doesn’t mean lazy,” Williams said.

“Self-harm don’t mean you want attention. It’s not any of that.”

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