Lala Sloatman was recently interviewed by TheCelebrity.Online Magazine and here is the Q&A session we had with Lala.

Lala Sloatman As Cover Story Interview – March 2026 Magazine Edition

How do you introduce yourself?

Hi, I’m Lala. One word. Yes — like the yellow Teletubby. I’m a single mom raising a teenage girl without ever having had a present mother of my own. I’m an actress returning to acting after a hiatus of almost 16 years. I have an impeccable eye for beauty; I love fashion and have been a fashion stylist and wardrobe costumer for a long time. I have a dark, smart, witty sense of humor, sharp instincts, and a bright internal light that’s survived a lot. I am a natural healer, an intuitive, and an empath who always roots for the underdog. I have a deep respect for art, beauty, and poetry—everything art—and I’m lit up by music. My favorite things in the world are delicious food, closing the door of my bedroom with my linen sheets, turning on reality TV with my daughter, and eating some Hot Tamale candies. That’s usually enough.

What has been your biggest struggle?

My biggest struggle has been unlearning the programming I was given as a child. The person responsible for raising me repeatedly told me nobody liked me. When that message comes from a caregiver, it doesn’t register as criticism — it becomes identity. That belief shaped how I moved through the world. It was compounded by growing up in a family deeply obsessed with artistic legacy and status. Who you dated mattered. Proximity to power was treated as worth. If you could make my uncle laugh, you were accepted. That became the currency of love. I carried that into adulthood. I equated validation with safety.

I lost my mother to suicide just as we were beginning to build a relationship. I self-medicated before I understood what trauma I was trying to quiet. At 46, I lost nearly everything I owned — the material proof I had quietly built my identity around. I also live with a chronic genetic illness that affects a small percentage of the population and is widely misunderstood. But my greatest work has been healing all of that so I could end the intergenerational cycle with my daughter. Through 12-step work and ACA, I’ve learned to move through life not as the wounded child seeking approval, but as the wise adult building self-worth from the inside out. That has been the hardest and most meaningful work of my life.

What’s something people don’t know about you?

People assume I gave up. They assume I’m cycling in struggle or expecting a handout. It’s not true. Because of my illness — Lyme combined with a genetic component — my stamina, nervous system, and energy are affected daily. It isn’t visible on social media and in the last two years of the decent, only a handful of people have witnsessed my bodies breakdown. People see me laughing in videos and think I’m fine. They don’t see the cost it takes to stand, to walk, to function through a day. Even basic movement can take enormous effort – inirtia with my arms causes heart palpitations and dizziness. I have to work through it. 

I still show up. I’ve taken humbling jobs. I’ve done what was necessary to keep a roof over our heads. I keep building, even when my body doesn’t cooperate. When you’ve lived with abundance and lived without it – having been homeless in my thirties – you understand something clearly: money isn’t about status. It’s about choice. The choice to give my daughter the voice lessons she deserves. The choice to take a weekend away. The choice to say yes without calculating survival first. For now every dollar is spoken for before it arrives. That’s reality. But I’m actively building new income streams and creating ways forward. I’m not cycling in the struggle. I’m rebuilding. And I’m winning every day because my daughter laughs and feels loved. 

What sets you apart from others?

My depth. My burningn drive to keep going. My ability to be grounded and right sized without throwing myselfd under the bus. The fact that I keep choosing evolution. I don’t quit. I don’t give myself away anymore. I fight for my daughter’s healing and mine, and that shows in my work. For years, I watched pieces of my spirit and experience become inspiration for other people’s success. Some of it I gave. Some of it was taken.

I’m not giving pieces of myself away anymore. Last year I worked on a film that isn’t finished yet, and something shifted. For the first time, I watched a scene of mine a sad scene and I didn’t cringe at the sound of my voice. I didn’t turn away. I was pulled in I was moved to tears. BY MY ACTING! That’s huge for me. I never thought I would like myself as an actress. Now I can’t wait for people to see what I can do.  That shift came from healing, from loss, and from refusing to stop evolving.

What’s next for you?

I’m continuing to act and build work that reflects who I am now — not the version of me that performed for approval, but the woman I’ve become. I’m building income streams that create freedom and choice for my daughter and for myself.

I’m also working with a ghostwriter on my memoir. It’s not about nostalgia — it’s about truth. I want to tell the full story of grief, addiction, loss, chronic illness, and rebuilding so that people who feel erased or misunderstood know they’re not alone. At home, I’m raising a teenage daughter who inspires me daily. Her generation sees the world differently. The humor many of us were raised on in the ’90s — jokes that were casually racist or anti-LGBTQ — simply doesn’t land for her. She genuinely can’t understand how that was ever considered funny. To her and her friends, acceptance isn’t political. It’s baseline. They have clear boundaries. They expect respect. They stand up for what feels right. That gives me real hope. I have enormous faith in Generation Z. And I’m proud to be the mother of one of them.

What advice would you give?

If you have a fire inside you to become something, don’t abandon it just because the people around you don’t understand it. Desire isn’t random. It’s directional. Be your own biggest cheerleader. Don’t pick on yourself. If you keep choosing people who don’t choose you, or habits that hurt you, ask why. Do the healing. Deal with your trauma so you don’t carry it into the next chapter of your life.

Surround yourself with people who mirror your highest good — who celebrate your craft and your growth. If someone doesn’t choose you, they don’t get unlimited access to you. No one else can do the inner work for you. But you also can’t do life alone. We need community. Find your tribe — and hold on tight.

Social Media & Links

• Instagram: @lalasloatman
• TikTok: @lalasloatman6
• TikTok: @sharingandwearing
• Instagram: @lalasloatmanstylist/
• Facebook: lala.sloatman