Lizzo says her relationship with her boyfriend was like a “friends-to-lovers trope”

Lizzo Opens herself about her and her boyfriend Soft WrightS relationship history.

On Thursday, May 15, section of Therapy with Jake ShaneThe Grammy winner, 37, talked about her relationship with boyfriend Soft Wright And how they first met almost a decade ago.

Towards the end of the section The truth hurts Singer and podcast -host “prescribed” advice to listeners and was asked about two friends who made the hope from Platonic to romantic. As they continued to eject their opinions, Lizzo revealed that she and her boyfriend first met as friends and told Shane, 25, “I had a friends-to-lover Trope.”

“We both worked on this TV series, (Wonderland)For MTV. I was the music girl, he was the comedy guy, “she started.” I was just like “he’s my best friend.” I had no guy friends like that – I did because you know I’m in the music industry. But I was like “Wow, I can really talk to him.” ”

“We had this crazy band for several years,” she continued. “I love we were friends first, so that means we can talk about anything.”

“He’s your best friend,” Shane replied.

“Literally”, agreed on “Good as Hell” singer. She then acknowledged, “It’s low key like a fantasy. Right? It’s like a”Books“Dream to be like“ oh my good, as if he were my best friend. ”

Lizzo and Wright confirmed their romance in April 2022 – after Andy Cohen by mistake “protruded” their relationship When she showed up on his radio program that month. Two months later they debuted with their red carpet at a “for your consideration” event for her Watch out for the big grrrlsna Amazon Prime Video Reality.

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Months later, in an interview in December 2022 about Howard Stern ShowShe talked about the development of their relationship and said they “no longer play with each other.”

“We’re very locked up,” she said. “I had a lot of S — to do, and I was still very much in my” I feel unspoken “place, and I was still very not where I wanted to be career,” she said at that time.

“Although a person came around as I googly gaga, I had these wild defenses up that made it almost impossible for a true, intimate relationship to occur,” the singer said.