I'm very grateful for my childhood because it helped form who I am today. 'The way I dress would be considered provocative, but I enjoy being who I am now. 'I'm comfortable with my inner slut,' she said. Once she became an R&B star, Braxton put her Gospel image behind her and sported risqué red carpet outfits that left little to the imagination. I didn't wear pants until I was fourteen years old. … I couldn't go to the movies - all these things were considered a sin. 'In the neighborhood we were the odd religious kids,' she said. I loved that part of it,' she said, adding, 'I'm a little odd.'īraxton said she's felt odd ever since growing up with a Pentecostal preacher for a father. 'I love dishes and house things, so I kind of lost it a little bit on the houseware,' she said about her spending habits, admitting she slightly lost touch with reality.įrom plates, to Faberge eggs, and 1,000 thread-count sheets, Braxton indulged in the 'girly things.'

1 in 1998 that - and a serious home decor addiction and a bank-busting flatware habit. That's what she said brought on bankruptcy No. 'So you kind of stay in debt, in a sense.' 'What happens is they give you advancement on the next record and then the next record,' explained Braxton. In the music industry, the artist is responsible for paying back the record label for all kinds of costs including: clothes, travel, studio time and music videos. It turns out Toni Braxton is the poster child of Hollywood's wild rollercoaster – flying high, falling down then bouncing back.ĭespite $170 million in worldwide sales, from hits like 'Breathe Again' and 'Another Sad Love Song,' Braxton said she got a measly $1,972 royalty check from her first recording contract. So what happened that drove the singer and reality TV star from the highest of highs to bankruptcy? Twice. What are their friends going to say? 'I saw Denim and Diesel's mom's knockers.' That's not a good thing.' The money was tempting, but I'm thinking, I have kids, I have a son, I have boys. 'There's nothing wrong with doing Playboy,' Braxton, 45, said in an interview to air on '20/20' Friday.

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