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Home    Sweet   Home                   anced—we have to get you back to normal.” I met
                                           Trainor (in her home recording studio with      a psychologist who gave me medicine; I had thera-
                                            Sabara and their dogs Roo, Soca and Lilo)      pists; I worked out; I got acupuncture. Now it’s been
                                           says an ideal day off is spent “on the couch,
                                             watching movies until my body’s Jell-O,       a couple years, and I haven’t had a panic attack in so
                                           getting a foot massage from my husband.”        long I feel like I conquered it. I kicked some ass.
                                                                                           Now you’re preparing to open for Maroon 5’s tour
                                                                                           this summer, and you’re a coach on The Voice U.K.
                                                                                           What advice do you give the contestants?
                                                                                           So far on the show I pick the young ones, so I have
                                                                                           all the 15-year-old babies. It’s great because I’m
                                                                                           like, “Oh, it’s me. Hi, young me. I know exactly
                                                                                           how you feel.” I remind them to have fun with it.
                                                                                           And you feature some up-and-coming artists

                                                                                           on the album. Why is it important to you to
                                                                                           foster new talent?
                                                                                           Because I had a few of those moments, and they
                                                                                           were everything to me—like when John Legend
                                                                                           wanted to sing on my first album. I was like, “I’m
                                                                                           not worthy. Why’s he doing this?” It made me
                                                                                           feel confident what I was doing was right.
                                                                                           You and Daryl just celebrated your first wedding
                                                                                           anniversary. How has your relationship changed?
                                                                                           It feels like we’ve been married for five years.
                                                                                           I don’t know how to say it and not be cheesy, but
                                                                                           he’s my other half. We say the same s--- at the
                                                                                           same time. He’ll get dinner for me and set it all
                                                                                           up for me, and he knows exactly what I want to
                                                                                           drink, makes my ginger ale with my ice. He takes
                                                                                           care of me to the fullest level that I don’t even
                                                                                           lift a finger. I’m so spoiled.
                                                                                           Both of your brothers [Ryan, 27, and Justin, 24]
                                                                                           live with you. Do they ever get in the way of your,

                                                                                           uh, happy newlywed life?
                                                                                           No, the doors are soundproof! [Laughs] They
                                                                                           have their own side of the house—we call it the
                                                                                           man cave—so I barely see them. I would be very
                                                                                           sad if they moved out. Everywhere I go my family
                                                                                           comes with me.
                                                                                           When you hit the one-year mark, people often start
                                                                                           hounding you about when you’ll start a family. . . .
                                                                                           It’s the opposite. I’m hounding everyone, like,
                                                                                           “When can I get pregnant?” I think after the
                                                                                           tour, I’m just going to get it going. I definitely
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                                                                                           want a village!



                                                                                                                             ‘I never
                                                                                                                          thought I’d

                                                                                                                         be so spoiled
                                                                                                                           in love. He

                                                                                                                           completes
                                                                                                                          everything’

                                                                                                                             — T R A I N O R ,
                                                                                                                        O N  H E R  H U S B A N D ,
                                                                                                                          D A R Y L  S A B A R A




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