Earlier this year, we reported on Cori Broadus, Snoop Dogg's daughter, who suffered a severe stroke.
Broadus, the 25-year-old daughter of the legendary rapper and his wife, Shante Broadus, shared on social media earlier in January that she suffered a stroke. In an Instagram story, she expressed her shock and emotions, saying, “I had a severe stroke this a.m. I started breaking down crying when they told me. Like I’m only 24 what did I do in my past to deserve all this.”
Snoop's Daughter is Opening Up About What Really Happened with Her Stroke
In a new November 2024 three-part series, she’s opening up about the terrifying experience in the new trailer for E!’s upcoming series, Snoop Dogg’s Fatherhood: Cori & Wayne’s Story. This three-part special follows Broadus as she navigates her health challenges while planning her dream wedding to fiancé Wayne Duece.
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Amid her health struggles and a guest list of 750, the bride-to-be was determined to go big, saying, “I’m a princess, so the princess gotta do it big.” However, planning such an extravagant event in only four months has put a strain on her relationship with Duece. In the trailer, tensions rise, leading Duece to question the wedding altogether. “Should I even get married?” he asks during a couple’s therapy session.
Snoop Dogg himself, a guiding presence in the show, shares his thoughts on the couple’s grand plans. “Y’all got your life together,” he says, encouraging them to dream big. However, he humorously brings her down to earth, cautioning, “You got too many godd—n dreams!”
With pressures mounting, Broadus faced self-doubt during her wedding dress fitting, admitting, “I hate my body. My dress, it’s not making me feel sexy.” This vulnerability adds a raw layer to the docuseries, which chronicles not only her health and relationship struggles but also her determination to create a beautiful future.
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What Has She Changed Since Her Stroke?
Since then, Cori has taken her health much more seriously and it shows in her new, slimmer body.
She shared the news by posting images of herself posing in a white crop top and bikini bottoms.
“After my stroke I really wanted to get serious about my health so I joined @goodbyelupus 4-week rapid recovery program and I’m 40-lbs down on my self care journey and I’m really enjoying it💚,” the caption read.
On her Instagram Stories, Cori also posted a comparison picture of herself from a year ago to now. In one, she is 241 pounds versus the 207 she is presently.
Broadus posted another image in her Stories of a bowl containing grapes and watermelon, showing fans what she’s eating on a daily.
On the image she wrote, “This s–t has been so hard to where I be ready to give up every single day but i know in the end it’ll be worth it,” she wrote on top of one photo. In another, she explained that she keeps track of her daily food intake via a log and it seems she’s trying a raw vegan diet as she shared that she “can’t have nothing cooked everything raw.”
And according to experts, Broadus is going about it the right way.
How Can We (and Snoop) Prevent Further Strokes in Our Children?
Preventing a future stroke should always be the focus after a stroke or a transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Keeping to a healthy weight and eating a heart-healthy diet, such as a Mediterranean-style diet, can help to reduce your risk, as will any medication you’ve been recommended to take. Eating a healthy diet can help to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels as well as helping to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
This means eating a diet that includes at least five portions of fruit and vegetables per day, fish (white and oily), pulses and wholegrains. You should limit sweets, cakes, biscuits and processed and fatty meats. It’s important to also switch the saturated fats in your diet for unsaturated fats and to reduce your salt intake by avoiding high-salt foods like processed meats, salty snacks and ready-made soups, as well as not adding salt to foods.
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that Cori and anyone recovering from a stroke should eat:
- a variety of fruits and vegetables, ideally fresh, frozen, or canned
- whole grains, such as brown rice, oats, quinoa, and barley
- legumes, such as beans, peas, and lentils
- lean proteins, such as chicken or tofu
- oily fish, such as salmon, sardines, or herring
- unsaturated fats, such as olive oil or avocado oil
- low fat dairy products, such as yogurt or skim milk
- nuts and seeds
Be mindful that some types of fish contain more mercury than others. Smaller fish, such as sardines, contain beneficial nutrients without harmful levels of mercury. A person may wish to aim to eat these twice a week.
If you drink alcohol, limit your intake to no more than 14 units a week, and if you drink as much as this in a week, spread it out over several days and make sure you have some alcohol-free days in the week too.
It's clear that Cori is enjoying this new version of herself as she captioned on Instagram in her new, workout sweats, "And really, I think I like who I’m becoming."
In the trailer for the upcoming series, Broadus acknowledged her close relationship with her famous parents, while still staying true to her identity. “My parents are so cool. I’m Snoop Dogg’s daughter but I’m still Cori at the end of the day,” she said, before later noting that “everyone tells” her she’s her “dad’s twin.”
