It’s been over a year and a half since Chris Brown assaulted Rihanna and while we’ve heard him apologize and give his comments and Tweet and whatnot about the incident, she definitely hasn’t been as vocal. But in a tear-filled interview with Marie Claire UK, Rihanna spoke about how she coped after the situation that shocked (and fascinated) the world, and how she got back to finding her smile again.

On her feelings in the aftermath:
“God has a crazy way of working, and sometimes when stuff happens you feel like, ‘What did I do to deserve this?’ Why was it backfiring on me?”

“I was very lost. I have to say I felt really confused. I hate talking about it but it was really crazy because I felt so out of touch with myself and when that happens nothing you say or do feels like it’s you. You just lose touch of everything that you love and everything you would normally do; how you would dress or how you would say something. It just feels like it’s not coming from you. It’s just this one empty vase. I felt like an empty vessel.”

On her turning point:
“One day, I remember I was in New York at the Trump Hotel and I woke up and I just knew I was over it. I needed that wake-up call in my life. I needed a turning point, and that’s what God was giving to me.”

On the backlash:
“All this terrible stuff they say to you, it breaks you down, [but] once you’re back on your feet – if you ever make it back on your feet – that’s the ultimate achievement.”

On her new relationship and finding happiness again:
“I feel like I smile for real this time. The smiles come from inside, and it exudes in everything I do. People feel my energy is different. When I smile, they can tell that it’s pure bliss and not just a cover up.”

Find the full interview and additional pictures in the December issue of Marie Claire UK.

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