Janet Jackson: ‘I Love my Life’

Janet Jackson insists she’s happy with her life — despite a series of personal setbacks. The singer and actress , who lost brother Michael to a prescription drug overdose just last year,  says she’s pleased with the way things have worked out for her so far.

“It took me a good minute to get here — it really did. But I love my life,” Janet told Essence magazine. “I only wish I had this confidence when I was younger.

“Mother always raised us to believe that age was just a number. All of us — my sisters, my brothers — we’ll just tell you our ages because it’s all about where you are mentally and how you feel about yourself.”

Janet was recently said to have hooked up with millionaire businessman Wissam Al Mana, who had apparently given her a “whole new lease on life.”

“He seems to have given her a new lease on life since her brother Michael died,” a source said. “He’s younger than Janet, taller than Janet and far richer than Janet. He has become her knight in shining armor.”