Singer Halsey had to considered prostitution as a homeless teen

Singer Halsey story is very inspirational for the youth. Her story shouldn’t be inspirational because she went from rags to riches. But it should inspire people to help those in need regardless of who they’ll turn into, so they don’t have to turn into a sex worker.

Halsey had to considered prostitution when she was homeless as a teenager. Born as Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, she has had a tough road to fame which not many know about. Apart from dealing with bipolar disorder, living on the streets, Halsey had to consider selling sex in return for money.

Recently, at the Ending Youth Homelessness: A Benefit for My Friend’s Place gala in Los Angeles, Halsey recalled how she considered prostituting herself for the sake of money.

In her emotional speech, Halsey said, “When I was living in New York, I was a teenager. My friends were picking out decorations for their dorms, and I was debating on whether or not I should let a stranger inside of me so I could pay for my next meal. It wasn’t because I did something bad. It wasn’t because something was wrong with me, and it wasn’t because my parents didn’t love me – because they did very much. But a series of unfortunate circumstances lead me to be in that position and it can happen to absolutely anyone.”

During an interview in 2016, Halsey made a shocking revelation to Rolling Stone. After Halsey dropped out of community college, the singer’s parents kicked her out of the house, and she found herself sleeping on the streets of New York City. She was just 19 yrs old at that time.

She said, “bought a four-pack of Red Bull and used it to stay up overnight over the course of two or three days, because it was less dangerous to not sleep than it was to sleep somewhere random and maybe get raped or kidnapped.”

The Without Me singer stressed the importance of helping homeless youth not because of who they could end up as tomorrow, but who they are today. “I need you guys to realize that and while it’s very exciting that I am a record-selling, show-playing pop star, when I tell people that story, they go, ‘Oh my gosh, you went from being homeless to being a pop star, that’s amazing, we should help these people because we don’t know what they could become,” Halsey said.

Halsey continued, “We shouldn’t help we think because there’s a chance that they could turn into a celebrity. We shouldn’t help because they could really make something of themselves—because they are something right now. I know better than anyone how important having a creative outlet is when you’re in a time of need, but this is so much bigger than arts and crafts. This is life or death, and I hope that you take it very, very seriously. I really do.”

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