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Why Grimes is turning to Christianity to help her stop smoking

By Jemimah Wright2024-12-31T07:00:00

Singer, Grimes has said that she never thought she needed religion, until she had to stop herself doing something destructive. Woman Alive deputy editor, Jemimah Wright looks at what we know of her faith, and of her ex, Elon Musk.

The singer, songwriter and record producer, Grimes, aka Claire Elize Boucher, aka ‘C’ wrote on social media a few days ago that she’s getting into religion and Christianity “because it’s the only way I can quit vaping”, adding that “it is so monumentally embarrassing.”

Grimes, 36, is Canadian, and beyond her music, is famous for having a four year relationship with Tesla co-founder, Elon Musk.

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