Godparents are essential to many families, and it’s the same for some celebrities.
Mariah Carey is no different.
But unlike Cyrus, she chose her godmother later in life.
The group would change names once again in the ’70s, settling simply with LaBelle.
soundtrack (viaCosmopolitan).
In 1977, the group split, leaving LaBelle with the option to go solo, perWBSS Media.
“So she just asked me and I said, ‘Of course, you’re my godchild.'”
“I had to slap her every now and then,” LaBelle joked on E!
’s “Busy Tonight” (perIMDb).
“She’s so phenomenal and so good, she doesn’t need to be slapped anymore.
That’s my baby.”
LaBelle blames her harshness on her alter-ego, whom she calls Priscilla.
“She comes out whenever she has to,” the star added, according toPeople.
“I’m a Gemini, like I told you, and I have all these different personalities.
And then I snap out of it,” she explained.
“[Prisicilla]’s not cute but she’s healthy.
