Teyana Taylor canceled an appearance on Michelle Obama‘s IMO podcast to undergo surgery to remove a tumor on her vocal cord.
The 34-year-old singer/actress announced on Aug. 6 that she’ll be undergoing surgery to remove a benign (non-cancerous) growth.
“I’ve been quietly dealing with some vocal challenges for a while today,” Teyana wrote on her Instagram Story. She explained that her doctor “found a noncancerous growth on one of my chords [sic] that’s been messing with my voice and causing real discomfort.”
She continued, “Thankfully, we caught it & it’s treatable — but it does mean I need to pause and give myself time to fully heal.”
Teyana canceled her appearance on Michelle’s podcast, but she hasn’t changed the Aug. 22 release date for her upcoming album, Escape Room.
“It’s the most personal body of work I’ve ever created,” she wrote. “Just as I was getting ready to finally share this with you, life handed me my own unexpected ‘escape room’ — one I didn’t ask for, but one I today have to find my way out of with patience, rest, and faith.”
Teyana shares 2 daughters, Rue Rose, 4, and Junie, 9, with ex-husband Iman Shumpert. The children posed for photos with their mom at SiriusXM Studios in New York City this week. Teyana was there to promote her new album.
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