Lizzo is framing this as a power move — she made a promise to herself and actually kept it. This is about self-worth, waiting for the right moment, and claiming her narrative on her own terms. She's celebrating her journey as a late bloomer who didn't compromise her standards.
Let's be real — she lied about it for YEARS to avoid judgment, especially during those awkward college moments at the University of Houston. The internet is gonna have a field day with this one, but honestly? It takes guts to admit you were faking confidence about something so personal in a culture that pressures everyone to be "experienced" by a certain age.
Lizzo lost her virginity in 2020 at age 31-32, shortly after winning her first three Grammys: Best Pop Solo Performance (“Truth Hurts”), Best Urban Contemporary Album (deluxe version of “Cuz I Love You”), and Best Traditional R&B Performance (“Jerome”). She made the promise to herself when she was younger that she wouldn't have sex until she won a Grammy.
Lizzo just gave us one of the most raw celebrity confessions in recent memory — and honestly? The fact that she stuck to her word about waiting for a Grammy is the kind of boundary-setting we don't talk about enough. She's 37, she's unapologetic, and she's still rewriting the rules.
Lizzo is keeping it 100 percent real — and we love to see it.
The "About Damn Time" chart-topper admitted during a candid appearance on the "Friends Keep Secrets" podcast that she didn't lose her virginity until her 30s, and she's been lying about it for years to save face. The 37-year-old singer (real name Melissa Jefferson) told hosts Benny Blanco, Lil Dicky and Kristin Batalucco that she made a promise to herself when she was younger that she wouldn't have sex until she won a Grammy — and she actually followed through.
"I was a late bloomer. I lied about it for a long time," Lizzo confessed. "I promised myself when I was younger that I wouldn't have sex until I won a Grammy."
The moment finally happened in 2020, shortly after she picked up her first three Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. That night, she took home Best Pop Solo Performance for "Truth Hurts," Best Urban Contemporary Album (deluxe version of "Cuz I Love You"), and Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Jerome." She was also nominated for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist that night. "Isn't that crazy?" she said during the podcast. "I wasn't even thinking about it... It was not the night of Grammys," she clarified, but confirmed it happened soon after.
Before that milestone, Lizzo said she was bluffing her way through some painfully relatable moments — including one at the University of Houston where her friend group was discussing virginity. "I remember being like, 'No!' And I said, 'I love the D'... and it held me over for a little while," she admitted. "I feel a weight off of my chest right now."
The confession didn't stop there. Lizzo also opened up about her disastrous first kiss at 21, which happened on New Year's Eve. "He forced it on me," she said. "I was really mad and I was like, 'My first kiss is ruined.'" She grew up in a religious environment where she and her church friends made a pact to wait until marriage.
These days, Lizzo's love life is in a much better place. She's coupled with Myke Wright, whom she's known since 2016 when they co-hosted MTV's "Wonderland" and went public with in 2022. "I am very much in love with Myke. 100 percent," she told Howard Stern. "There's nobody else I'm going to be with for the rest of my life." She's also been on a "weight release" journey since 2023, having lost around 60 pounds and 16 percent body fat.
