Megan Thee Stallion opens up about her mother’s grief amid romance with Klay Thompson. (Image via Getty Images)

Dallas Mavericks star player Klay Thompson has always been mostly private about his personal life until he fell deeply in love with six-time Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion.While Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion’s love story made headlines around the world, the popular rapper has been through a lot more in his life.

Megan Thee Stallion shares how she’s grieving her mom amid her high-profile romance with Klay Thompson

A few months ago, in a heartbreaking post, Megan Thee Stallion opened up about surviving after her mother passed away.Megan Thee Stallion wrote, “I miss my mom so much… We just made jokes all day…”The popular six-time Grammy winner said, “She’s the only person who can make me cry from laughing. I feel so lost without her, but I try my best to put on a track the way she would.” In another interview with Essence, Megan Thee Stallion explained how her mother inspired her to become a rapper.Megan Thee Stallion said, “When I was 5 years old, I knew I wanted to be a rapper. My mom was a rapper. I used to go to the studio with her and that definitely showed me that I could do this, I wanted to do this…”The “Something for the Hotties” artist continued, “I remember the first time I heard rappers like Pimp C and Biggie, and I was like, ‘This would all sound great if a girl was saying it.'” Megan Thee Stallion lost her mother in 2019 after fighting a long battle with a brain tumor. She has been vocal about how she struggled to leave her mother when she was taking her last breath.Before losing her mother in 2019, Megan Thee Stallion also lost her father when she was a teenager and just in the ninth grade. Since then, Megan Thee Stallion was raised by her mother and had a very close relationship.Despite all the traumatic things Megan Thee Stallion had to go through at a very young age, the Grammy winner has always kept her focus on her art and is one of the most popular artists in recent times.Ever since Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson went public with their relationship, fans have adored the two, noting how happy they are.Although there are rumors that the two will tie the knot soon, nothing has been confirmed yet.