On February 11, 2012, the world shared it’s grief with the loss of musical icon, Whitney Houston. The sadness felt by many was truly unparalleled to anything most had seen since the year before when another legend left this world all too soon.
However, there was one person’s grief who was truly greater than the world could even begin to fathom: Whitney’s mother, Cissy.
The gospel singer shared her story and emotions with Oprah Winfrey and that interview will air on Oprah’s Next Chapter January 28th at 10 p.m. ET. The surviving mother managed to open up on many topics including the moment she learned of her daughter’s passing.
“My son called me and he was screaming, ‘Mom, Mommy. Oh god”. “I said, ‘What’s wrong?’ He said, ‘Nippy. Nippy,” she said. (Nippy was the family’s nickname for Whitney.)
“I said, ‘Is she dead?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, Mommy, she’s dead.’ And I don’t remember too much else after that.”
Ms. Houston also shared her grief in the upcoming memoir, Remembering Whitney, set for release later this month.
You can check out a clip of the interview after the jump.
Sleep in peace, Whitney; you are forever missed.
Via Tabloid Prodigy
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