The reclamation of Angela White; Blac Chyna discusses changes in her life including closing her OnlyFans

The emancipation of Angela White, fka Blac Chyna, continues this week as the singer has appeared on the Forbes Talk podcast to discuss her drastic life changes throughout 2023. These include having reduction surgeries on her breasts and behind, her facial fillers removed, having a Baphomet tattoo removed and closing down her popular OnlyFans account - leaving a net amount of $240 million on the table.

But none of that matters for White, who would rather have a degree of self-worth than monetary wealth. Her latest move is to readopt her birth name, Angela White, and separate herself from the Blac Chyna ‘entity.’ "Well, it was given to me by birth, but mostly for me it's getting back to myself," she told Forbes Talks. 

"Because you know being in the entertainment field, everybody always calls me, 'Hey Blac Chyna, Chyna, Chyna.' Nobody ever calls me Angela. So sometimes I would kind of like forget who I am, because it's always about the brand, brand, brand, and not the person," she said. Though she was adamant in her support for those who are making a living through Onlyfans - it’s just not where she wants to be right now in her life. 

Her reasons for eschewing her risqué nature now are more to do with her family life (she shares two children with Tyga and Rob Kardashian) and reacquainting herself with religion and sobriety; “I just started working out, sobriety, and my bible, that's it. Those are the three things that I have been sticking with for the past seven months.” She then alludes to losing herself to the role she became a household name with, stating that “just over that time, it has shown me like, 'OK, who are you? What is it that you want to do? What is the example that you want to set? Like, how are you feeling? Is this really you?” 

Taking aim at the unrealistic expectations social media has placed on those including fans of Blac Chyna, she goes on to say “we put on hair and makeup and designer clothes to cover up something. And I want to put my insecurities aside and really step into the light. Like, my own light." 

The overwhelming support White had during her warts-and-all videos of reclaiming her life back from Blac Chyna has only sought to empower her more - “So I'm like 'OK, this gives me the courage to keep going and see how far I can go.' So, it makes me feel really good. I'm glad I did do it."

But this certainly does not spell the end of Blac Chyna, but rather has shown the duality that White faces, juggling being herself and setting an example for her children while also dropping back into her salacious alter-ego. “I think now it's more the separation of it, like if I'm performing or things like that, that's Blac Chyna.” 

“But if I'm home and I'm with the kids or if I'm doing my business stuff and I'm doing deals, that's Angela. Like how we are sitting here and having a conversation, this is Angela. Now, if we go, and we gotta get glam, hair, nails, makeup, we got costumes, that's definitely Blac Chyna."It’s a separation of church and brand, some might sum up - but the glow up by glowing just as you are has found another champion, as the makeunder trend continues to create an equity of beauty standards on social media.