Dawn Robinson was a founding member of a successful singing group that defined a portion of the ’90s pop soundtrack, but circumstances have shifted. In a video shared on her YouTube channel Tuesday, the former En Vogue member, known for hits like “My Lovin'” and “Hold On,” revealed that challenging times have led her to reside in her vehicle. Robinson stated that she initially planned to share this information when launching her channel, though some cautioned, “You shouldn’t talk about it because you’re a celebrity, and what if they judge you?” “I’m like, okay, so what if they judge me?” the singer continued. “So what? We’re all judged. Life is life.” She then took deep breaths and made her confession. “For the past three, almost three years, I have been living in my car,” she said, before exclaiming, “I said it! Oh my God, it’s out!”
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“He said, ‘I don’t have a lot of room, but I’ll make room for you,'” Robinson recalled. “But then when I got to his place, he actually didn’t have room for me.” Instead, she said, she ended up in a hotel for eight months and faced difficulties securing an apartment. Robinson said she began researching “car life” and discovered a community of individuals who choose to live in their vehicles. “I felt free. I felt like I was on a camping trip,” she recalled of her feelings after adjusting to living in her car in 2022. Robinson emphasized that she didn’t reveal her living situation to elicit pity. Rather, she hopes her story of resilience will inspire others. “It’s not ‘woe is me,'” Robinson said. “I’m learning about who I am, I’m learning myself as a person, as a woman.” She plans to continue documenting her current life, which she described as an “adventure” and an “unexpected path that I’ve enjoyed quite a bit.”
