T-Boz Shares Experiences On New Reality Show Totally T-Boz

T-Boz, member of one of the most successful girl groups TLC, will be bringing her harsh reality of living with sickle cell anemia  to reality television.

T-Boz, who’s real name is Tionne Watkins was diagnosed with the disease at the age of seven. “I was told I wouldn’t live past 30, I would be disabled my whole life and I would never become a mother,” the singer told CNN. “My daughter is Chase. She’s 12. I’ve traveled the world in one the best groups ever. I’m 42.” T-Boz constantly faces challenges with sickle cell anemia. Just five years ago, the singer was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which left her partially blind and deaf. “But after losing my sight, hearing, balance and speech, yes, I’m returning,” said T-Boz. “I had three years to heal and fight for everything that I wanted back.”

Tionne will share the lessons learned from her disease in a reality show Totally T-Boz that premieres Tuesday night on TLC, the network with the same name as her group! “it’s about 20 years later, me coming back from the brain tumor and doing things I want to do,” she said. “You’ll hear about that in the show, my real life struggles, being a single mother.”

T-Boz has been on reality television before. She was on Donald Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2009.

Despite her health challenges, T-Boz lives full of optimism. The singer will celebrate the 20 year anniversary of girl group TLC that included herself, Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, and the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. VH1 is producing a bio-pic about the group, which means T-Boz is back in the studio working on the soundtrack. The reunited group, which includes a replacement for Lopes will also tour to support the release of a new album, which includes two new singles. T-Boz also has her own single out called “Champion” with the profits going to a charity for children with blood disorders.

Shanika Simmons