Scarlette Douglas has spoken overtly in regards to the means of freezing her eggs, saying it was the “smartest thing” she’d ever finished, regardless of a “troublesome” expertise following the process.
In a brand new interview with The Mirror, the 37-year-old opened up about her preliminary reservations about documenting her expertise, calling it a “personal matter”. Nevertheless, attributable to her public profile, she realised her duty to boost “consciousness, particularly inside the Black group, as a result of we do not actually discuss medical points that a lot”.
“In order a Black feminine, I assume I took it upon myself to doc it,” she advised the publication. “It was the nineteenth of March final yr, after I had my eggs out, so practically a complete yr.”
“It was two days earlier than the Preferrred Dwelling Present and I am not going to lie, it was a really troublesome two days of the present due to every part I had simply been via.”
Talking of the advantages of the choice, she continued: “It signifies that I can proceed specializing in my profession. I may be over in Los Angeles and never need to stress that I have to discover a husband actually rapidly and I have to discover a man so I can have a baby.
“It simply means now I can breathe. I can quiet down a little bit bit. After which when the best time comes, I do know my eggs are there and I can strive going via the subsequent course of, and the subsequent step is to really have youngsters.”
Scarlette has often used her platform to unfold positivity. She spoke to HELLO! in 2023 to be able to spotlight the significance of each lady believing in themselves and celebrating their very own magnificence.
“I actually struggled with physique picture and dysmorphia, and I’ve had consuming issues,” she advised us. “I am lastly at a degree the place I really like myself inside out.”
“We, as girls, look outwardly a lot. We’re at all times trying on Instagram or TikTok at these excellent individuals that are not excellent, and all these individuals do is airbrush or use filters. As a substitute, take a second each day to look within the mirror and really respect your physique and what has been created in you.”
She added: “It was having to look at myself on tv. I got here from a dancing background, and also you’ve obtained to be skinny, and all people has obtained to look the identical.
“I used to be by no means going to look the identical as anyone else as a result of, as a Black feminine, I am curvy. I am not going to have the identical form as my white mates.”