Whitney Houston mother Cissy Houston TV Interview on The View 1 year after Whitney's death. Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd conducted the interview. February 12, 2013
Mrs. Houston is beautiful, and so is Whitney. Still, they do not look alike. I praise Mrs. Houston for doing a good job of raising her daughter. Thank you Mrs. Houston. We love you, and we love your precious daughter. ❤ 💜 💕 🙏🙏🙏
@@sandraatkins2539 lol I feel you on that. They look NOTHING Alike. She is definitely her dad's child but she does have cousin Dionne's body type and bone structure. You can definitely tell those two are related.
Whitney looked way more like Dionne, exact same bone structure & facial shape, than Cissy. Whitney almost looked like a mix of John & Dionne. On occasion I would definitely get ‘Cissy’ from Whitney. From the pics we have of her, Whitney was a doppelgänger of her great grandmother Susan Bell Drinkard.
I will never get over her death nor will I forget her in my heart. Whitney has been a part of me since I was 16 yrs old. I will sing with her and her songs for Eternity, i love her deeply.
Thank you Cissy for loaning your daughter to the world. It was the best gift that everyone was privileged to hear her sing or act . She had amazing talent like no other she was an original. You did all you could do as a parent . You did an excellent job ! When you leave home the choices you make our just that “your choices” . Always keeping you Ms.Cissy in my prayers you look beautiful my dear . God has truly blessed & kept you . Beautiful interview .
Whitney lives on through her music. She still inspires and touches a whole new generation. No matter what happened Cissy lost her baby and only she lives with that pain every day.
After kids grow up into adults...parents can’t tell them what to do.... they’re gonna do what they want. Whitney was vulnerable and just wasn’t strong enough...period.
If you've never buried your child, what do you really know about the pain and perceived "bitterness and cold" she projects. I didn't read bitterness or cold at all.... just VERY matter-of-fact with a healthy dose of Newark, NJ's "don't try it!" God bless Ms. Cissy. Viva Whitney Houston. 🙏🏽✨💕✨
De Vida Iyalorisa Ọyafúnkẹ́ I believe she came across as bitter and cold long before she buried her child. Just the way she comes across, not saying it's the case. Maybe that's why she didn't become commercially successful, people didn't take to her. Whereas Whitney had a softer, more endearing demeanour.
JDhappy81, Hi there. You know, your point is well made and likely very valid. Great observation, actually. Disappointment effects people differently. Some of use it as fuel for traveling to a better and more productive place. (While) others use disappointment as a rest stop and meeting place for pain. Whatever it is with Ms. Cissy Houston, I am certain suffering has taken its toll. Maybe now she may enter peace via her acceptance that she did the best she could with what she had for her beloved daughter and granddaughter. It's all very sad. Thank you for replying. Blessing to you. Peace to everyone here. Whitney Houston appeared to be so much more than her struggles with addiction. Rest in Perfect Pitch, Whitney Houston. We miss your gifts and talents. 🙏🏽🌬💞✨
Joe I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I understand people wanting to give their version of events if facts are incorrect. That makes sense. But to be honest the only things the press ever said about Whitney were that she took drugs, her husband cheated, their marriage was in trouble. All of these things were true, so I don't see where they lied about her. Cissy writing the book confirmed all this and more, which I felt dragged her (Whitney) further through the mud. Whitney would not have wanted a lot of the details about her personal life exposed by someone so close, so it just sits uncomfortably with me as I do believe it was solely done for the money.
Joe Yes I have to agree Pat Houston (who isn't even called Houston it's Garland) was a shady character. From the start she was never qualified to be Whitney's manager. Whitney was most certainly not in any fit shape physically, vocally and mentally to go out on a world tour, Pat advised her to do this again, I assume for money. However that tour ruined her reputation as one of the best live vocal singers and I believe led to her ultimate downfall. I think she showcased to the world just how much she lost the voice and it will have devastated her. She should have just done studio work or retired. For Pat to go on to record on our own so soon afterwards was a disgrace and the show was just appaling.
Joe Yes absolutely. Whitney really had the wrong in-laws around her and unfortunately from both sides, Houston's and the Browns. They all exploited her.
From one grieving mother to the next… I feel for Miss Cissy’s!! She lost her child. Now she’s just left with a collage of memories, both good and bad. I pray she find some peace, knowing that she did her job, and that she gave birth to the world’s best singer! A legend and an Angel all in one package! Sending her warm hugs 🤗🌺❤️💕
Catrinia Smith Hmm wow, she left her children with different family members, Whitney being gay was demonic because her religious family couldn’t accept it, she was molested as a child, both mother and father cheated, mother even with a pastor. Man o man, she did great. People who take drugs have deep childhood wounds, not all was sunny there.
SoooGood1975 What about 15 year old children who use drugs like Whitney did? Cissy, as a parent, should have put her foot down and sent Whitney to rehab before she was an adult!
@@4my2boys2 i have to put most of the blame on john. He was the parent who was home most of the time and shouldve been raising the kids correctly, since cissy was always away touring to support the household. I dont think its fair to put all of the blame on cissy
I like Cissy Houston and I read her book. A mother’s love. It’s a respect thing of that generation. I honour that. Bless you Cissy. RIP Whitney and Krissi
Drugs is the 80’s was everywhere. I don’t smoke or do drugs but I tried them in the 80’s ( peer pressure) and I was raised in a loving and stable home. But I never liked it or got hooked on them. So when you’re rich and under so much pressure I can see how they got hooked.
The book was to soon as well as that reality show..Pat Houston was behind that reality show and Cissy Houston agreed to it....not caring anything about her daughter and how she felt, they should have all been in the grieving process instead of trying to make financial gain off of Whitney's death. You have to call a spade for a spade and that's what it was...
In my opinion they had the right to do a reality show if they wanted to and her mom had a right to write a book if that's what helping them get through there grieving process then so be it and Whitney in my opinion would've mined one bit. I don't believe they were trying to make money off her I do believe they trying to get through it all. As for Bobbie Kristen not happy about her grandma writing the book she should've realize that she didn't have a say because that's your mother's mother that knows more about her then she did and Bobbi Kirsten needed to respect her grandma like it or not.
I think she handled this interview with a lot of class. She was asked some very difficult questions about some very raw content in front of a live studio audience on national television. She could have erupted and said anything. And you know what? I’d have still commended her for attempting an interview. The thing is, we expect to bury our parents one day, but parents never expect to bury their children. So the fact that she was able to hold herself together so well for this interview, after only a year, is quite remarkable to me. Unless you’ve been dealt that hand, you can’t say much about it. I don’t want to join that club and I pray I never have to. I believe she wrote that book to defend her daughter against all the garbage circulating through the media. It was the only way she could ensure that her words would be repeated the exact way she intended for them to be and this avenue (a book) allowed her to cover any/all topics with as much depth as she wanted, while giving her time to think of how she wanted to word it in order to keep it as tasteful as she could. I haven’t read it, but come on, given the subjects that followed Whitney throughout her life (even after her death) that’s a pretty large task to take on. I commend Cissy for her strength in attempting to do so. Her granddaughter didn’t like it, but she was also a grieving young person. We don’t always see things so clearly through our own pain, especially at that age. Also, some times as children, we feel we can lay more claim to our parents than the other loved ones can (i.e. “MY mother”). I’m sure Bobbi Kristina wasn’t in a clear mindset during her grieving to think about Cissy carrying Whitney in her womb, singing to her, cradling her, protecting her, nurturing her, praying for her, teaching her to walk, waiting to hear her say “mama”, helping with her homework, giving all that motherly advice ...Bobbi Kristina wouldn’t have completely understood all the love, hopes, dreams and fears that a mother carries with her while raising a child. If she did, I don’t think she would have been so upset with her grandmother. She (Bobbi Kristina) was in mourning and reacted. She was a little girl who just lost her mommy. At the same time, this much older woman is grieving the same person, but in a very different way... Cissy was a mommy grieving the loss of her baby girl. Such different memories, such different heartaches. Both grieving the same person in such a substantially different way. A mothers love and attention is selfless; always giving. Whereas a child’s existence is more of the taking nature until the child gets to be much older. It’s just the way we were designed. Truly it was heartbreaking for both sides. They were both robbed of a beautiful person.
Cissy is real. God bless you Cissy and Thank You for giving us...the one and only Miss Whitney Houston❤️ You sound like a wonderful Mother. You did a great job....And No matter what...Whitney was the Original. She started it all. She will never be forgotten. She is the most amazing singer of all time. Nobody could do it like Whitney. And many copied her style and tried. She will reign as the Queen of Pop forever...Love you Whitney❤️❤️❤️
@@JH-mg8ww Brown is the most disgusting Man I ever seen. He was jalous and he wonted destryed Whitney. It was his idea. BAD Man who live, angel Whitney dead..
@@pannaajejcukrzyca6758 How the fuck are you going to call him the most disgusting person when you don’t even know what he did in the relationship with Whitney Houston that’s between him and Whitney Houston
something about her writing that book and doing this interview so soon after her passing just doesn’t sit right with me. they were right to ask why and her answer only made me more uncomfortable..
The family tried to help Kristina but Kristina was spoiled. Cissy was right when she said Kristina needed therapy. Sad, that Whitney and Kristina are gone too soon but Cissy was not in denial about her children or grand daughter.
Great interview Mrs Cissy Houston! I love this strong lady. I wish Cissy would handle all interviews and media related to Whitney instead of Pat Houston. God bless Cissy. I certainly feel for her.
I like Pat Houston. I like Cissy. But Pat was her best friend for many years and Cissy is right when she says children don't come around their parents when they're doing the wrong thing. So as an adult, Pat probably knew her better.
Damn I wish she never ever tried drugs because she was an legend and she could of been alive with her mother I still cannot get over this seeing this on the news her death...she was and still is an amazing beautiful woman 💗😇 Keep on flying high Whitney because you and your whole family is outstandingly amazing and talented
Drugs didn’t kill her someone killed her she been doing drugs for years she just got caught up in the drugs and once you get caught up there hard to get off.
Did someone actually ever cared for Whitney at all? At the end of day,, she was found accidentally drowned without anyone by her side even though they knew her pathology was drugs!!! Poor Whitney! R.I.P.
I said the same thing, even Céline Dion said the same thing. Why she was alone that day? Where were her entourage? Her bodyguard? And I want to know why Pat Houston didn't want to answer her phone call??
@Jenny Jenny, Whitney either had a seizure from stopping drinking, which can happen,or she had a heart attack because she'd done so much damage to her heart with all the drugs she'd done ,and fell into the bathtub.So sad, 😢 but that's what happened.
Well your feeling is way off. She raised her children with a lot of love. You guys act like you grew up with Whitney and saw and heard everything. Enough with your idiotic assumptions!!!
I really do love Whoopi. She is a good-hearted person. She is a mother. You can hear how she had so much empathy and understanding towards Cece. She is a legendary actress too.
Cissy did everything in her power to keep Whitney safe. I remembered when she called in on the radio stations to ask everyone to pray for Whitney because she was battling with her addition. And we had corporate prayer for Whitney. Everyone in the New York and New Jersey should remember I believe it was on WBLS
You will never get over, losing a child. Through it all, she showed us. Courage and strength, at the New Hope Baptist Church. I believe her faith in God, was what kept her strong. Through the death of her daughter and her granddaughter. Watching her from a distance and seeing the strength she showed us. It has helped me to, pull through some recent death in my family. I at admire her and have the up most repect for her strength. When you leave this world, unless it's an investigation upon the death. Me myself, I like to remember a person. About their beautiful and how they made me laugh. Let's remember with Whitney, not for her down falls. The beautiful singing, she shared with us.🙏🙋💕💝💕💝
FloRider5819 Sing! karaoke what singer Brush up on when to use commas in a sentence, PLEASE. Your constant misuse of commas was distracting and stopped the flow of your points.
M I mean she is her mom. She should not let anybody steal that privilege away from her. She is the more relevant to write a book even if it’s for money.
People need to stop saying it's God's work when someone dies. He said life and death are in the power of YOUR tongue. Choose life so that you may live. Of course God already knows your heart so He knows what you will choose. As for me with long life He shall satisfy me. I choose life. It's up to you. What will you choose? You can't serve 2 masters.
Here.. in the process of reading Robyn's book and cissy seemed like a terrible mother and was only strict to whitney and not her brothers even condone their drug behavior.
Idl her! Cissy seems cold and cruel!!! condemning Bobby wth did she know about their relationship? all she cares about is money! And I think she doesn't like white ppl!!! old racist mean homophobic bat!!!
@@taraerskine3954 I don't blame her for not liking white people. It's not right but do you blame her lmao💀 plus adding to the time she grew up in she probably saw a lot of shit happen
I feel like she was only strict with Whitney but not Michael and Gary. That’s probably why she always wanted approval from her mother and always talked about making her mother proud. Her brothers might’ve been confident to give their little sister drugs because they knew there wouldn’t be any repercussions to be received from their mother. She talks about how she raised a superstar but doesn’t want to acknowledge how she failed Whitney as a child. She knew Whitney’s brothers were bad influences on her daughter but she didn’t address it. Everyone failed Whitney.
EVERYONE knows what his children said about Joe Jackson. His children, who hated and feared him their entire lives. And it's all in print because they gave interviews.
miss T She was a lousy mother. Period. Whitney could never develop properly as a human. She was only good when she was a perfect singer, perfect straight christian and financing her family. She behaved like a child and was so exploited because she was never raised properly and loved unconditionally by her parents. Mother is a better version of psycho Joe Jackson.
I have her photo with her baby girl in black and white on my wall or right now beside me. I hug them both and smile and miss them. Her greatest achievement in life was that baby girl.
I LOVE MISS CISSY SO MUCH!!! 💕😍 From one grieving mother to the next, I just want to give her a hug! The world sees a “celebrity” --- she sees “Whitney as her daughter, her baby girl!” This woman’s heart is PURE! We are so thankful that she raised a beautiful girl, whom she shared with the world! 🙏🌸🎉 I love Whitney, and I always will 💕
Whitney never had a chance with these greedy grifters in her family. Cissy's 'I made her' comment was one of the cruelest things a mother could say to her daughter. Cissy is pure evil!
She did make her daughter. She birthed her and she taught her to sing. Whitney chose her own path and her mother is trying to cope the best way she could. There are no winners at the end of the day.
@@necessarydivaproductions4217 Saying dismissively "I made her" is one of the cruelest things a mother can say of her daughter. The whole family was trying to make money off of Whitney's death.
@@necessarydivaproductions4217 Cissy trained her but what Whitney had was given to her bye God. Whitney said her mother made her feel really small and that comment made it very clear that she did
God bless any parent who loses their child. We lost my only sibling, my brother Steve at only 31.God bless my precious Mother. The pain never goes away. 🙏💔💔💔💔
It is quite impressive that just a year later she could muster the gumption to talk so candidly about this. That was her ONLY daughter. THE Whitney Elizabeth Houston. I mean, can you imagine the pain. Not that it is any different than losing your own, but Whitney was our EVERYTHING. I applaud Cissy for saying what needed to be said. Not shy away from the naivety of her daughter's real life. And putting her final say so on what was a very accomplished individual.
I was her biggest fan..truly. She meant thr world to me when it came to music. It STILL hurts soooooo bad that she's gone. Still unbelievable. I miss her so much
That’s right! Ms. Cissy you did your part. A sweet woman and she raised them babies in the house of the Lord. I love Her daughter Whitney Houston also. Rest In Peace Whitney 😍💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️🥰
Ms Cissy....thanks. you are right we as parents can be the best we can....but....when our children become grown....they make their choices...bless you in your journey
It's true but when Robyn went to tell her about Whitney's drugs addiction before she became famous, why she and John Houston decided to ignore her??? It was the right time to send her in rehab!
Her not being able to take responsibility for how her children turned out is disheartening, let your daughter rest and step off that high horse your didn’t do “everything you were supposed to do”
This statement is very idiotic to me. How can you expect her to take responsibility of the actions adults choose to make? You act is if she supplied them with drugs. She did do everything she was supposed to do she obviously gave them love her own children said that she gave them shelter and food. Enlighten me on the responsibility she is supposed to take. Your statement is what’s wrong with the world today.
What a dumb statement. Whitney was a grown ass woman with a family of her own. What did you want her to do? Carry Whitney in her pocket? You’re an idiot! She raised her children to follow their dreams ..raised them in a church. Taught them right from wrong. She was a wonderful mother to Whitney. She was always by her side. Whitney had a mind of her own. Whitney was going to do what Whitney wanted to do. How dare you attack a mother who lost her beautiful daughter ! #shithead
@@jamarcussmith-bouler5982 Gary her eldest child said he started using heroin at the age of 10. Michael her middle child said he started using coke in middle school. All three of your kids don't become drug addicts by coincidence.
NightSky its irritating and annoying to see all these comments about her mother she did nothing why would she kill her daughter her daughter got addicted and it was too late for her to turn back.. it was the end of the road for her
I know the feeling. I lost a child ❤️ beat inside of my womb. The Lost of my baby. I almost lost my mind. My mom came too me. Now Trina this your mother talking to you. If you lose your mind your hubby wouldn't want you. Somebody elese gonna raise your kids. I sit up not my kids. I got up slowly I got my life back. I can sympathize with any woman birth and lost a child.
This is a Proverbs 31 woman if there ever was one. See her faith, strong and true in the face of such tragedy. Beautiful and classy God bless you Cissy Houston
On this matter, I think Whitney's daughter was right. It's macabre to be going on talk shows promoting a book within a year after Whitney's tragic death.
@sharon curry once someone dies all you can do is keep going it does not mean your not mourning in the process. Keeping busy for some helps them not dwell on things they can not change and their is no right or wrong time for that. Most people do not want a love one to mope in the pain in the early stages of a lost love one's death because it might be harder to come out of it because the pain is so fresh and powerful.
@sharon curry They made her do that shit. She was a kid needed her family. Mother gone all along. What was she going to do but what they wanted her to do.🤔
But how do you know the process of writing the book about her daughter wasn't therapeutic for her while she grieved? Watching the whole world talk and have an opinion about your child does not seem like any easy situation to restrain from. This is not her friend, husband, boyfriend, cousin, sibling, but her child, that SHE gave birth to. The fact that people still perceive her as being in the wrong is nonsensical. And since then, no one's heard from her. And still the world talks and milks her daughter's name any moment they get. She'll have to live with that reality for the rest of her life.
Your job doesn’t stop when you are a parent. Never. Once is unfortunate twice unacceptable three times someone needs to be having a different conversation. Whitney was a lost soul looking for love in all the wrong places.
No it doesn't stop but when she said that she did her job she meant as far As raising them to be successful and productive adults and that's what they ended up being. And I've grown adults if he can't stop them from doing the stupid things that they know not to do Or push them to continue down the road of success , at that point she can only give advice because they're going to do what they want to do
@@alyssy0011 successful and productive? It’s not the same as to be happy. No one didn’t write that Whitneys mother is hard and heavy person. I see it clear. Her job was to learn how to handle her kids demons and troubles.
Now its been 8 years Whitney Houston is been gone not that long ago.Cissy is been thru a lot.Still miss Whitney Houston soo much.My heart is breaking her mom.
Mary Sanchez you have to understand the culture. Cissy was of the generation who were taught to be strong not emotional ( if she cried or let out her feelings, she most likely did it alone in her room or with someone real close to her) So many black mothers have had to burry their children and still find the strength to keep on going. So most likely that is what you are seeing when she seems. Emotionless or cold..
Cissy, Whitney Houston's mother, displayed remarkable strength and approachability during this 2013 interview, just a year after her daughter's tragic death. Despite the immense loss, Cissy exuded relatability and ease, making her a compelling figure to engage with. Her demeanor, though grounded, resonated with many, showcasing a blend of resilience and humility that was both admirable and comforting.
Whitney shared her gift with the world. The world treated her horribly in return. Yes a lot of people loved her and cherished her ..but majority was hurtful and cruel. Such a shame.
Unfortunately cissy may well have not been around enough for her you children ...they were vulnerable and not grounded enough to stay away from drugs....it takes away ur soul and reconstructs your mind towards negativity and evil...only bad things come from hard drugs...they let Whitney loose controle over time so that they could take over what she left behind......see all the franchises are out ...documentary...hologram tour and much more to come.
Just a note here both of cissy’s parents die when she was 18 ...first her mum...as a young child then her father at 18....cissy did well for herself ...she probably wanted financial independence that is why she worked too much and toured.
Cissy, I love you. Whitney is the greatest singer of all time. She is so beautiful and extremely talented. Such a wonderful soul. I know you are proud of her even in death. We all have demons. She was the greatest singer of the past generation. She is a Jersey girl. I am from New Jersey. I dont judge her for her faults as I certainly have my faults. Thank you Cissy for raising your beautiful girl into a woman and world wide superstar she is. I love her and i always will. Love you Cissy. RIP Whitney. You have an eternal fan in me. even after your death and in mine when i pass on.
