November 04, 2009
Mariah Carey Confesses She 'Had Low Self-Esteem'
Mariah Carey admits to "Extra" she struggles with her confidence.
"I really had low self-esteem as a child, I didn't feel pretty," Carey, 39, revealed at SAG's Book Pals event in L.A. "I didn't feel liked. I had issues... Some of them we're working through now."
Click here to see Carey at the AFI Fest screening of "'Precious"
The "Obsessed" singer also says she has a "special relationship" with her fans.
Carey, whose parents divorced when she was a toddler, explains, "They fulfill something that I never really had as a child."
Watch Mariah Carey and "Precious" star Gabby Sidibe's exclusive interview from the Book Pals event.