She repeated her confession once more with a sense of relief about no longer holding that particular secret.
I have a gym membership and I shower there, she said.
Im not a funky diva.
Robinson at the City of Hope Spirit of Life Gala 2019 in Santa Monica, CaliforniaLester Cohen/Getty Images/City of Hope
But I wouldnt trade any of what Ive gone through.
When I got to his place, he actually didnt have room for me, she said.
So it turned into, Im going to put you up in a hotel for the night.
That one night turned into eight months.
I was like, no, this is unacceptable.
I hate it,' she said.
Im like, dude, Im the one who has to live here.
If you dont know who I am, Im not telling you that part.
This is not like, Oh my God, poor Dawn.
Shes living in her car and its terrible and woe is me,' she said.
Im learning about who I am, Im learning myself as a person, as a woman.
No, Im always going to have an apartment.
I cant live in my car.
How can I do that?
We say that we cant do certain things before we even know were capable.
