For so long I just let people surmise what they would about my life and my choices, and other people have written books and told tales.

It's a disservice, really, when we put celebrated people on a pedestal and don't allow them to be human. It's a very lonely experience for the individual. It's not a sustainable way to live.

And as such, we need to be empathetic and understanding.

It's so important to just be kind to one another because we aren't walking in that other person's shoes.

For so long I just let people surmise what they would about my life and my choices, and other people have written books and told tales.

I grew up very conservatively and traditionally. I wanted to save myself for marriage.

I think we do people a great disservice by putting them on a pedestal and not allowing them to be human.