Sheryl Crow is looking back on one of the most difficult chapters of her life. The Grammy-winning singer recently opened up about the painful overlap of a major breakup, her breast cancer diagnosis, and the realization that her future might look very different from what she had imagined.
Sheryl Crow reveals Lance Armstrong’s new “really famous actress” romance during her illness
Speaking on the May 19 episode of ”The Bobbycast podcast” on Netflix, Sheryl Crow shared how quickly her life changed after the end of her engagement with cyclist Lance Armstrong.
Crow, 64, recalled that her split from Armstrong in 2006 coincided with devastating personal news. “I was engaged, I had three beautiful stepchildren, I wanted to have kids with this person,” she said as per US Magazine. “We split in the same week … I got diagnosed with breast cancer. [Then] I found out he was seeing a really famous actress.”
The Real Gone singer and Armstrong dated from 2003 until 2006 and were engaged for five months before ending their relationship. At the time, Crow hoped to start a family, while Armstrong had already become a father to three children from his previous marriage. For Crow, the breakup and diagnosis forced her to reevaluate her priorities.
She credited a conversation with her oncologist for helping her shift her perspective. She said that the doctor encouraged her not to “miss out on the lesson” hidden within the difficult experience.
Looking back, Crow said she realized she had spent much of her life taking care of everyone else before herself. The experience pushed her to ask bigger questions about who she was, what she wanted, and whether motherhood was still part of her future.
Eventually, the answer arrived in a way she hadn’t expected. After successfully completing treatment, Crow adopted her sons Wyatt and Levi in 2007 and 2010. During the podcast, she described becoming a mother as the moment everything fell into place.
“I believe your kids pick you,” she said. “I don’t think you ever get the wrong kid.” The singer admitted it took time to reach a place of acceptance. Once she stopped trying to control every outcome, she said she felt ready for whatever came next.
Originally reported by Vanshika Vasundhare Singh on Realitytea.com.
