‘I didn’t like who I was’

She is one of the most glamourous people, an edgy sex symbol and the sister of none other than late pop legend Michael Jackson, but did anybody know Janet Jackson used to bang her head against the wall in bouts of depression?

She is one of the most glamourous people, an edgy sex symbol and the sister of none other than late pop legend Michael Jackson, but did anybody know Janet Jackson used to bang her head against the wall in bouts of depression? The pop diva revealed all to Piers Morgan of CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight.

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“There was a time when I was so down and felt so unattractive and it lasted for a very, very long time. I used to bang my head against the wall,” she confessed.

“I didn’t like who I was. I didn’t like the way I looked. Knowing what I was going through, looking at myself in the mirror, realising that I’m not myself,” she added. “It’s been tough. But I’ve learned to deal with it,” said Jackson.

Not many know there are two sides to this brilliant stage performer — one with all the confidence and then the shy, retiring diva. Normally a private person, the singer-dancer-actor, has now revealed her true struggles in a new book True You. “I’ve always written about my life experiences, and this is just another step, another level for me,” she says.