Kelly Rowland 'Had Low Self-Esteem'

Kelly Rowland has admitted that she suffered from low self-esteem while growing up.

The sexy singer revealed how being the only black girl in school meant she had no self confidence, and she even wished that she had lighter skin.

"There's so much peer pressure, growing up I had an identity crisis - I went to a school that was predominantly white and I was the only black girl," Rowland told Heat magazine.

"I remember thinking, 'I don't want to be as dark as I am, I want to be a little fairer. I didn't want to be me."

And Kelly says that Beyonce's mum Tina gave her the help she needed when it came to building her confidence - something Kelly now helps other young women with, through charities that help build peoples self esteem.

"She sat me in front of the mirror and said, 'Girl, look at how pretty you are'. She made me feel comfortable in my own skin," Knowles revealed.

"When I got older, I embraced who I am as a woman. I look in the mirror and I'm like, 'I like Kelly. Kelly's not so bad.'

"I think that it's important to instill that in our girls, to know that they posses something special and that everybody's not supposed to be the same."