Mo’Nique is thanking her fans after they advised the actress and comedienne to get her neck checked.
Live Bitez shared a video of the Oscar winner on Instagram Live, where Mo’Nique thanked those who encouraged her to go to the doctor after noticing the difference in her voice and that her thyroid looked enlarged.
According to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, thyroid disorders can result in hypothyroidism, when the gland produces too little thyroid hormone, and hyperthyroidism, when the gland produces too much. Thyroid disorders can affect mood, energy levels, metabolism, heart rate, bone health, and pregnancy.
“I owe some people a ‘thank you,’ and I owe some folks that were paying attention to me and brought something to my attention,” Mo’Nique said. “And I kept trying to avoid what was being said, right? So, I’m gonna share y’all, for the people that kept bringing it to my attention, and I want to say ‘thank you’ because when I would do some lives or some posts, some of the comments would be ‘Mo, check your throat. Check your throat’.”
She went on to say that she would normally tell people that she was fine and just had a “fat neck.”
“Your thyroid looks like it’s it’s having a problem, and I would say ‘Oh no no no no, I just got a fat neck,’ and I was very comfortable and in saying, ‘I just got a fat neck.'”
The “Precious” actress added that she did end up having a thyroid issue and encouraged others not to neglect their health.
“So, I am here to tell y’all, the ones that told me to look out for that, it was actually my thyroid. And sisters, when your thyroid is out of whack, I tell you everything is out of whack,” Mo’Nique shared. “Everything. So, please, please take it from me. Don’t put it off. Don’t neglect what you need to go get dealt with.”
“Thank you for saying, ‘Auntie! Your neck is fat,'” she added.
People online noted that Mo’Nique’s voice sounded different in the clip. The 56-year-old’s voice sounded much higher than normal as she spoke to her fans in the video.
“That’s not her voice,” wrote one fan. “She sounds so different,” added another. “I’m lookin’ at Monique but hearing Whitney Houston pls send help,” joked one.
Several other fans noted that they were praying for Mo’Nique amidst her health issues and wished her well.
Mo’Nique announced back in February that she was joining Katt Williams on his Dark Matter Tour, which is currently ongoing and ends on May 11 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her first appearance was in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Feb. 9.
