Lola Young is getting honest about what years of vaping have done to her body. In a TikTok posted September 30, the 25-year-old singer said breathing has started to feel like a chore, describing her lungs as“battery powered, like they’re just one big battery.”She even joked that she should earn £30 an hour just to breathe.
But underneath the humor is a real admission. Young said she dismissed vaping warnings years ago, and now she’s admitting,“the day has come.”She’s been open about her recovery before, including a 2025 onstage collapse at the All Things Go Music Festival that she has called a turning point. The update arrives during a breakout stretch for the“Messy”singer, which hit No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2025.
Her joke about quitting at 45 is the line everyone’s repeating, mostly because so many people say the same thing. The difference is Young is saying it in front of millions while her career is peaking, which makes the message land a lot harder.
Do you know anyone who talks about quitting“someday”? What would it take to make it today?
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