Queen Latifah claims she used to run with her 'T-shirt off like the boys' until she was told she was a GIRL

Queen Latifah also touched on how she grew up very "freely without ever realizing that she was a girl and that different rules applied to girls and boys in life. The 52-year-old recalled how she had to be told that she was a girl after she kept playing sports with boys with her T-shirt off, just like them. "I didn’t know I was a girl, initially, I had to be told that. That had to be explained to me…. ‘Cause I was running around with my T-shirt off like the boys … I wanted to play the sports and all these things had to be explained to me because I was free. And so my whole life would feel like I’ve been trying to maintain my freedom to be me," she explained. 

But the Hip-hop's first lady now knows exactly who she is. According to The Jasmine Brand, who first reported this news, the actress said, "I wear these beautiful gowns and dresses because I want to, because that’s part of me. I play in the dirt, I play basketball with the boys — ’cause that’s me. I love who I love because that’s me. I know me. I know what I’ve done and what I haven’t done.” “I realize that life is fleeting and you just gotta do the best you can. Be as honest and genuine as you can. Don’t go for what people are trying to tell you about yourself. It’s not true. I said, don’t go for what people are trying to tell you about yourself," she added.

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