Mary J. Blige has insisted “love comes from within.”
The “No More Drama” singer — who got divorced from her record producer ex-husband Kendu Isaac in 2018 after 15 years of marriage — has been in a relationship with a new mystery man, which has been blossoming in recent months.
“The love comes from within, and if you have the love for yourself, you’re going to draw someone that really, really gives a f— about you!” Blige, reflecting on being in love, told “Extra.”
Blige — who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2024 this week — recently released a new single “Breathing,” with her next album set to drop on Nov. 15.
“I have an album coming out. It’s called Gratitude, and I’m full of that. I’m just so full of gratitude because I’m able to walk in love and seek peace. I’m not perfect, but I’m walking in a place where I’m … headed in the right direction,” she added.
The star recently admitted her new relationship is “going well.”
“Yes… [it’s] going well. I feel good about me. I look good to me. I feel good to me. And so, I’m embracing me,” she said in an appearance on Sherri Shepherd’s daytime show, “Sherri,” last month. “So when you embrace you, everything is embracing you. When you want you, everything wants you. Everything good.”
Despite not identifying her new boyfriend, Blige also opened up about how her new relationship is working as she is “not holding anybody accountable about making me feel good for me.”
After her split from Isaac, she admitted she “didn’t love” herself by the end of the relationship.
“I didn’t care about myself. I didn’t love myself.” she previously told People about the aftermath of the split. “You get what you’re giving yourself. So now that I’m giving to myself — I’m getting it all.”
