En Vogue Singer Says She’s Been Living In Her Car For Three Years

Dawn Robinson, best known for her role in the popular 1990s R&B group En Vogue, recently revealed on YouTube that she is homeless and has been living in her car for three years.

The 58-year-old said in the video clip shared on Tuesday, “You guys, for the past three years, I have been living in my car.” She sighed with apparent relief, adding, “I said it, oh my gosh, it’s out.”

She mentioned that some people had told her not to tell the truth about her living situation. Robinson said they said, “You shouldn’t talk about it because you’re a celebrity and what if they judge you?”

“I’m like ok and what if?” the singer continued. “What if they judge me? So what? We’re all judged. Life is life.”

Robinson went on to explain how it all happened. She told fans she’d been living with her parents in Las Vegas in 2020 but then took her manager’s advice to move to Los Angeles. She stayed with him briefly before moving into a hotel for eight months. 

The En Vogue singer said her manager was the reason she never made the move from the hotel to an apartment, claiming he was “playing games” and coming up with excuses for why the potential rentals she found wouldn’t work out.

“Sometimes … people want to trap you and keep you in a situation where you’re vulnerable and depending on them,” she said in the YouTube video. “So I got out of there.”

That’s when Robinson started looking into adopting a “car life” instead of renting a traditional apartment. “I felt free,” she said. “I felt like I was on a camping trip. It just felt like it was the right thing to do.”

The singer stressed that her purpose for sharing the video wasn’t to earn pity from fans.

“It’s not ‘Woe is me,'” Robinson said. “I’m learning about who I am. I’m learning myself as a person, as a woman.”

“I miss my family. I miss everybody I was connected to,” she added. “But I needed to do this alone. … I needed to do this for me.” 

The En Vogue singer said she’s happy with her choices. “I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished out here,” she told viewers.

“Be spontaneous,” Robinson concluded. “Do the scary. F*** fear.”