Angela White, A.K.A. Blac Chyna, Celebrates Her Second Year Of Sobriety And New Engagement

The media personality known to most as Blac Chyna is opening up about her sobriety journey and recent engagement to music maker Derrick Milano.

Now living by her birth name, Angela White, the proud accomplishment is the latest chapter of the former reality star’s journey to healing and connecting with herself, while also showing the world who White truly is as a person and not just a headline.

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A radiant Blac Chyna (White appears fine with being referred to by her stage name) sat down recently to discuss her road to sobriety, which she says hasn’t always come easy.

“In the past, when I would try to [be sober], I would relapse,” White shared, noting that it would usually occur around the four-month to six-month mark.

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

White tells Entertainment Tonight that she has been living a sober lifestyle for two years.

“It feels good,” she relayed. “[I feel] clear.”

Blac Chyna Gives Credit To Self-Love And ‘Eating Good’ As Aspects Of Living Sober

White, a mother of two, also acknowledged the importance of being in a better place for the well-being of others as part of her reasons for remaining sober.

“You have to put yourself first,” the 31-year-old specified, “and then, you [can] worry about the people around you. If you’re not taking care of yourself, how can you take care of [someone] else?”

To keep herself focused, White now emphasizes good exercise and good food.

“I’ve been eating good,” she says with a smile. “It [really does] work.”

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Talk soon turned to White’s recent engagement to Milano, who, as reported here on The Blast, popped the question this October, one year after they began dating.

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

“That’s why I just looked at him [silently] for a second,” she recalled.

“I forgot the crowd was there,” White continued, “and it was just me and Derrick. I had to soak it all in.”

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

“Everybody wants to tell Angela everything, so I [had to make] sure the people [I told could] keep it tight,” he shared.

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

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

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