Blac Chyna celebrates journey of sobriety and new engagement

A media personality known to most as Black China talks about her journey to sobriety and her recent engagement to musician Derrick Milano.

Now living under the birth name Angela Whitethe proud achievement is the latest chapter in the former reality star’s journey to healing and connecting with herself, while showing the world who White really is as a person and not just a headline.

The beaming Black Chyna (white seems to be fine with being called her stage name) recently sat down to discuss her journey to sobriety, which she says wasn’t always easy.

“Before, when I tried (to get sober), I would relapse,” White shared, noting that it usually took about four to six months.

“This time,” she continued, “I just let it out. Things that would normally trigger me, I would just cut it out – (because) you have to put yourself first.”

“That’s good,” she replied. “(I feel) clear.”

White, a mother of two, also credited the importance of being in a better place for the well-being of others as one of her reasons for staying sober.

“You have to put yourself first,” the 31-year-old clarified, “and then (you can) worry about the people around you.” If you don’t take care of yourself, how can you take care of (someone) else?”

To stay focused, White now emphasizes good exercise and good food.

“I ate well,” she says with a smile. “It (really) works.”

The conversation soon turned to White’s recent engagement to Milan, which was reported here Explosionpopped the question in October of this year, a year after they started dating.

White says she had no idea what her husband-to-be was up to when he got down on one knee in front of a cheering crowd during Howard University’s Homecoming game.

“That’s why I just looked at him (silently) for a second,” she recalls.

“I forgot about the crowd,” White continued, “and it was just me and Derrick. I had to absorb it all.”

Milano, who accompanied White to the interview, admitted how “difficult” it was to keep his sweet intentions a secret.

“Everybody wants to tell Angela everything, so I (had to make sure) people (I said they could) keep it close,” he shared.

White’s children, 8-year-old Dream, her daughter with Rob Kardashian, and 12-year-old Cairo, the son she shares with rapper Tyga, were among the first to hear the good news.

“When I told them, they were excited,” White noted, adding, “I got good responses from them!”

White’s continued transformation followed her choice to convert to Christianity sometime in 2022.

After her baptism, she deleted her OnlyFans account and canceled most of the plastic surgeries she had since her rise to fame.

Perhaps one of the most poignant demonstrations of White’s evolution came on Lifetime’s docu-series, Where’s Wendy Williams?, which centers on the former talk show host who is said to be struggling with sobriety. A statement released ahead of the broadcast said Williams had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.

As seen in the documentaries, White makes a surprise visit to Williams’ apartment during a visit to New York and interacts warmly with her, revealing moments of vulnerability for both women.

Earlier this year, White opened up about their relationship, which first came to light after Williams repeatedly spoke negatively about her during his Hot Topic segments.

“I (eventually) did the show, and as we’re sitting there on the set, she says, ‘Let’s go out to dinner tonight,'” White recalled.

“I really wanted her to see me, (so) we ordered so much food (and) had a great time.”

On her first anniversary of sobriety, an emotional White was stunned when her mother, Tokyo Toni, surprised her during an appearance at the Tamron Hall Show.

Previously estranged, the two rekindled their relationship long before they met on camera, but White couldn’t help but be proud of how far they’ve come in their relationship.

“I never thought I’d make it this far,” White said through tears. “That’s what moms are for.”

Most recently, Tony, still as hot as ever, went to bat for her daughter when the ex claimed White physically assaulted him.

“I came in there and kicked your king mother’s ass,” she claimed in a social media post, “(and) I’m going to kick your king mother’s ass again just like the king mother!”