X

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Fantasia Barrino: I'm Ready to Get Back to Work

Following her recent overdose from aspirin and a sleep aid, Fantasia Barrino says she ready to get back to work. Fantasia Barrino hospitalized after drug overdose; "heartbroken" over affair allegations "I can't ...

Gina DiNunno
Gina DiNunno

Following her recent overdose from aspirin and a sleep aid, Fantasia Barrino says she ready to get back to work.

Fantasia Barrino hospitalized after drug overdose; "heartbroken" over affair allegations

"I can't thank my fans enough for their prayers and support during such a challenging time," she said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. "It has given me the motivation to get back to work ... I put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this album and I pray that everyone enjoys it as much as I do."

The Season 3 American Idol winner was hospitalized last week in what police classified as a  suicide attempt. Barrino's hospitalization followed a woman's allegations that the singer engaged in a "covert adulterous affair" with her husband, and that Barrino was to blame for their separation in June. Barrino denied that she was responsible for the marriage ending.

American Idol's Fantasia: Not responsible for breaking up marriage

An e-mail to Barrino's rep was not immediately returned.

The 26-year-old Barrino has a new album, Back to Me, due out Tuesday, Aug. 24. The second season of her VH1 reality series, Fantasia for Real, premieres Sunday, Sept. 19.