
Adrienne Bailon Covers Latina Magazine’s September 2014 Issue
Adrienne Bailon is more than a Puetro Rican – Ecuadorian girl from the projects of New York‘s Lower East Side. She is also a singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.
The Real talk show co-host is covering the September 2014 issue of Latina magazine. In the cover story, the 30-year-old Latina beauty opens up about the aftermath of Keeping Up With the Kardashians label, why she won’t bring her boyfriend on a reality show (she’s been dating Def Jam Executive Lenny Santiago for five years), being cheated on by Rob Kardashian, being ready to settle down, suffering careers ups and downs, and more.
On the aftermath of Keeping Up With the Kardashians: âTo be stuck with that Kardashian label, that was so hurtful to me and to my career. I probably realized that too lateânot that it wouldâve affected my decisions in terms of who I dated, but it wouldâve affected my decision to appear on the show. At the time, I didnât think anyone would even care. To this day, people will still say, âYou ruined Robâs life!â and Iâll think, Damn, I was still playing with Barbie dolls when I met him.â
On why she wonât bring her boyfriend on a reality show:Â âWhen I was doing the reality show [Empire Girls] with Julissa [Bermudez], the producers wanted me to show my relationship with Lenny, but I didnât want to do that; I didnât want a repeat of what happened with Rob.â
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On suffering Rob Kardashianâs infidelity in the public eye: âItâs common knowledge that he cheated on me, and it always bothered me that people were like, âPero, why couldnât you forgive him?â Why are women always the ones who have to forgive? If you cheated on a man, he would be like, âYouâre disgusting, and I want nothing to do with you.â But women, weâre supposed to be like, âHe messed up. He made a mistake.â And, in my situation, it wasnât like, âOh my God! I made a mistake!â He strategically planned things out so that he could cheat on me, and that to me was so disloyal.â
On going public with her new love, Def Jam Records exec Lenny Santiago:Â âI wanted to let people know that weâre not a secretâweâre just private. Secret relationships are shady, and itâs never been that. Five years into our relationship, weâre no longer at the beginningâweâre established now. Weâre in a great, strong place where any negativity cast our way wonât affect us. It was a big birthday for himâhe turned 40âand I felt like, âI want people to know that I love you, and I think youâre freakinâ amazing.ââ
On being ready to settle down:Â âIf by some miracle we started taping The Real in New York tomorrow, Iâd marry him, like, right now. I want a family. I see my sister and sheâs on her second baby, and Iâm like, Thatâs success. Having a familyâI canât wait for that.â
On surviving career ups and downs:Â âOne thing that growing up in [New York] taught me was never to give up. Do you know how many times my career has been close to rock bottom? Each time, I was like, Girl, figure it out. Reinvent yourself. Just the other day, I was having lunch with my mom, and she said, âYouâve taught me so much. You are so resilient.ââ
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