Bhad Bhabie, born Danielle Bregoli, announced on X that she’s working toward her nursing license, posting photos in black scrubs. The 23-year-old first went viral in 2016 on Dr. Phil at 13, then shocked everyone by becoming the youngest female rapper to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with“These Heaux.”Now she says she’s been quietly studying for the medical field, writing:“They said I’m rich and bored. I been working on getting my nursing license. I love the med field.”
That announcement lands against a heavy backdrop. Bregoli revealed in late 2024 that she was fighting blood cancer, sharing updates like“God has the last say so not my cancer.”She’s also raising 2-year-old daughter Kali Love with partner Le Vaughn and navigating a public feud with Alabama Barker. Add it all up and her life looks nothing like a typical celebrity headline.
Music isn’t off the table either. She just released a new single,“What U Like,”so the mic and the medical textbooks appear to be sharing space right now. Whether this becomes a full career shift or a new chapter alongside rap, it’s one of the more unexpected reinventions in pop culture this year.
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