Missy Elliott wants others to be open about mental health: 'We would keep a lot of people around!'
Missy Elliott feels "fine" to admit she suffers from anxiety. The 51-year-old rap star - whose real name is Melissa Elliott - has learned to be open about her struggles and thinks lives could be saved if more people had the same attitude. She told Essence magazine: "Now I’m fine with being like, ‘Hey, I got anxiety’ or ‘I went through depression.' Even the biggest artist, or just the regular everyday working person, we all go through s***. We all do. And it’s okay to say, ‘Hey, I’m not okay today.’ Probably we would keep a lot of people around if we were that open, because we would be able to ...