She is one of Hollywood’s greatest success stories as she went from living into her car to becoming a megastar.
But despite knowing what being broke is like, Tiffany Haddish is not willing to sell out at the cost of her integrity.
The 42-year-old entertainer is featured on the cover of the latest edition of Cosmopolitan magazine as she opened up on a variety of topics including how she chooses her projects, her dating life, and therapy.
Simply stunning: Tiffany Haddish is featured in the latest edition of Cosmopolitan magazine as she opened up on a variety of topics including how she chooses her projects, her dating life, and therapy
As she had her career breakthrough starring alongside Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah in the 2017 comedy film Girls Trip, Tiffany revealed that she is only now beginning to see the power she wields.
She said: ‘It is a huge struggle. I should have realized probably three years ago that I was, like, popping because people I know would be like, “You need to just put me in a movie. Give me the job. You got the power.”
‘But I didn’t realize I had power. I didn’t understand it, and they knew before I knew.’
Tiffany explained that she recently went to Harvard and took a class called ‘The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports’ which made her realize that she had been selling herself short for years.
‘I turned down $10 million because my soul is worth more than that to me’: Tiffany went on to talk about her thinking process behind choosing projects and partnerships as she revealed that money isn’t exactly everything
Cover girl: Tiffany looked absolutely stunning on the cover of the monthly as she sported an orange Cult Gaia cover up which showcased her stunning figure
She explained: ‘You need the writer to tell the story, to put the story down on paper, but you need the performer to bring it to life. And the right performer puts the booties in the seat. You need the booty in the seat.
‘You need eyes on the project, and the element that I was missing was that I had value in that way. It’s not about money. It’s about the power and then being able to create opportunities. Like, on my show that I’m on right now, The Afterparty, I put in a request to see more people like me on the set.’
Tiffany went on to talk about her thinking process behind choosing projects and partnerships as she revealed that money isn’t exactly everything.
She was candid as she said: ‘I’ve turned down, s***, I’ve turned down $10 million just to do a post because it didn’t represent my brand. I turned down $10 million because my soul is worth more than that to me.
‘My spirit, my integrity, how I want to be able to look at myself in the mirror every day…I’d rather be flat broke than get money to do something that makes me feel like s***.’
She continued: ”My spirit, my integrity, how I want to be able to look at myself in the mirror every day…I’d rather be flat broke than get money to do something that makes me feel like s***’
She continued: ‘At first with acting roles, I used to just be like, what seems like fun? Now it’s, what seems like fun and what resonates with my soul? Then I ask, who else is working on it? Will it be my friends? What I’ve noticed lately, though, is that casting has been coming to me first. So I’ve learned how to fight better too.
‘Because it’s a battle getting the people that you want, because everybody still looks at you as talent, when they fail to realize I’ve produced things, got nominated for awards, won trophies…I kind of know what I’m doing. Give me an opportunity to make you richer, sir. I might not know how to keep a man, but I know how to make some money.’
Tiffany looked absolutely stunning on the cover of the monthly as she sported an orange Cult Gaia cover up which showcased her stunning figure.
She accessorized with large Gold & Honey hoop earrings and Jennifer Fisher gold rings.
The Easter Sunday star also sat by a fireplace in a shimmering gold sleeveless mini dress from the Michael Kors Collection as she flaunted her legs.
‘I have been dating my a** off’: Tiffany also revealed that she has been dating since her split from rapper and actor Common last year who she dated from mid-2020 to November 2021
Tiffany also revealed that she has been dating since her split from rapper and actor Common last year who she dated from mid-2020 to November 2021.
She said that despite ‘queendom-building’ she still has time to go out with potential suitors as she said: ‘I have been dating my a** off.
‘That’s one thing that’s been really great. I know all the fine restaurants now. I got a date coming up where I’m dining in the dark. You order your food before you go in, and you go in and it’s dark, and the food is supposed to be really good because you can’t see.’
Tiffany has been open about her experiences in therapy as she had a tough family life growing up and even ended up in foster care separated from her siblings and opened up about its role in her life.
‘I needed to talk about certain things. I think the biggest lesson for me is learning that it’s okay to say I’m not okay’: Tiffany has been open about her experiences in therapy as she had a tough family life growing up and even ended up in foster care separated from her siblings and opened up about its role in her life
She said: ‘I was actually court-ordered to go to therapy as a teenager, but I didn’t really use it. I just was quiet, sitting there coloring, putting puzzles together, but I wouldn’t talk to the therapist. But when I was 21, I had a breakdown, so I went back and I really took it seriously because I felt like dying.
‘It still makes me emotional when I think about it. I didn’t know why God put me on this planet to hurt so much? Why I had to be everybody’s punching bag. That’s where I let it sit.
‘Right before I turned 18, I wanted to kill myself. My grandma told me I wasn’t allowed. She made me realize I was valuable.
‘You know as a Black woman, we don’t talk about certain things like being molested or raped because we’re embarrassed or we think it will bring shame to the family or whatever. But I needed to talk about certain things. I think the biggest lesson for me is learning that it’s okay to say I’m not okay.’
Tiffany can currently be seen in Jo Koy comedy film Easter Sunday which is in theaters now.
Dynamic duo: Tiffany can currently be seen in Jo Koy comedy film Easter Sunday which is in theaters now