{"id":2353988,"date":"2026-04-01T08:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2353988"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:55:39","slug":"lizzo-lost-her-virginity-in-her-30s-waited-to-win-grammy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lizzo-lost-her-virginity-in-her-30s-waited-to-win-grammy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo Lost Her Virginity in Her 30s, Waited to Win Grammy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/lizzo\/\"><strong>Lizzo<\/strong><\/a> just made a bombshell confession about her sex life.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAbout Damn Time\u201d singer, 37, revealed that she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/what-age-celebs-lost-their-virginity-20091510\/\">lost her virginity<\/a> in her 30s after vowing to abstain from sex until she won a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/grammys\/\">Grammy<\/a> award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was a late bloomer. I lied about it for a long time,\u201d Lizzo confessed during the Tuesday, March 31, episode of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zxgKsuchd3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFriends Keep Secrets\u201d<\/a> podcast hosted by <strong>Benny Blanco<\/strong> and <strong>Lil Dicky<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan I just tell you the year? 2020,\u201d she continued. \u201cIsn\u2019t that crazy?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/lizzo-through-the-years-career-highlights-and-personal-growth\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/lizzo-through-the-years-career-highlights-and-personal-growth\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Lizzo Through the Years: From Musical Festival Performer to Grammy Winner<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tLizzo has come a long way since the start of her music career. Lizzo (real name Melissa Jefferson) dropped her first album Lizzobangers in 2013, though she didn\u2019t achieve mainstream success until her 2019 hit record Cuz I Love You. The album featured her hit singles \u201cJuice,\u201d \u201cGood as Hell\u201d and \u201cTruth Hurts.\u201d After the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lizzo won her first three Grammys in 2020, picking up Best Pop Solo Performance for \u201cTruth Hurts,\u201d Best Urban Contemporary Album for her third studio album, <em>Cuz I Love You<\/em>, and Best Traditional R&amp;B Performance for \u201cJerome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t even thinking about it,\u201d she explained. \u201cFor me, I just promised myself when I was younger that I wouldn\u2019t have sex until I won a Grammy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you serious?\u201d Blanco responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so deadass,\u201d Lizzo told the music producer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/every-time-lizzo-preached-body-positivity-photos\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Every-Time-Lizzo-Used-Her-Platform-to-Preach-Body-Positivity-1.jpg?crop=0px%2C33px%2C1797px%2C1016px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Every Time Lizzo Used Her Platform to Preach Body Positivity\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Every-Time-Lizzo-Used-Her-Platform-to-Preach-Body-Positivity-1.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/every-time-lizzo-preached-body-positivity-photos\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Every Time Lizzo Used Her Platform to Preach Body Positivity<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tLizzo has dedicated herself to helping women accept and love their bodies in the same way that she does \u2014 through body positivity and motivational anthems. \u201cIt definitely comes with time,\u201d Lizzo exclusively told Us Weekly\u00a0in September 2019. \u201cI wasn\u2019t really given the opportunities or the privileges to feel like a sex symbol when I [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lil Dicky then asked the singer, \u201cDo you think you would have stuck to that? Eventually you would have f***ed had you not won the Grammy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho knows?\u201d Lizzo responded, replying that she didn\u2019t lose her virginity on the night of the 2020 Grammys, but soon after.<\/p>\n<p>Dicky\u2019s wife, <strong>Kristin Batalucco<\/strong>, then asked Lizzo if she felt like she needed to win a Grammy so she could eventually look forward to sex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t even thinking about that,\u201d the singer replied. \u201cI didn\u2019t even know that it was in my cards. I wasn\u2019t even really set up for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4213554\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.28571428571%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4213554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Lizzo Shares Her New Year s Resolution as She Shows Off Her Weight Loss in a Bikini\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lizzo-Shares-Her-New-Year-s-Resolution-as-She-Shows-Off-Her-Weight-Loss-in-a-Bikini.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Lizzo.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Lizzo\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before losing her virginity, the \u201c2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)\u201d singer said she lied about being sexually active, recalling one particular experience with her girlfriends in college.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to lie. It was so embarrassing. I feel like a weight off of my chest right now,\u201d Lizzo said.<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cIt was so embarrassing. I was in a friend group of girls. We were all girling one night and it was like, \u2018Wait, Lizzo, are you a virgin?\u2019 and I remember being like, \u2018No!\u2019 It was so embarrassing. I said, \u2018I love the D.\u2019 I said that. It was so f***ing embarrassing. I was like, \u2018I love the D,\u2019 and it held me over for a little while.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere on the podcast, Lizzo said she had her first kiss at 21.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was religious for me, too. When we were teenagers, at my church, we made a pact that we wouldn\u2019t do anything before marriage,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzo described her first kiss as \u201cterrible,\u201d adding, \u201cI was actually very upset about it. It was like a New Year\u2019s Eve thing and he, like, forced it on me. I was like, \u2018My first kiss is ruined!\u2019 I was so mad.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lizzo just made a bombshell confession about her sex life. The \u201cAbout Damn Time\u201d singer, 37, revealed that she lost her virginity in her 30s after vowing to abstain from sex until she won a Grammy award. \u201cI was a late bloomer. I lied about it for a long time,\u201d Lizzo confessed during the Tuesday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2353989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,352965],"class_list":["post-2353988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-sex-lives"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lizzo-Lost-Her-Virginity-in-Her-30s-Waited-to-Win.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2353988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2353990,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353988\/revisions\/2353990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2353989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}