Toni Braxton Speaks Out In First Interview Since The Death Of Her Sister Traci: ‘She Had So Much Love’

Toni Braxton is spoke out publicly for the first time since the passing of her sister Traci on Tamron Hall on Tuesday. During the interview, Toni opened up about how she has been coping since the passing of her sister. 

“I wake up every morning and I go, ‘Did I dream it? Did I dream it?’ and I have to remind myself ‘No, she’s gone but she’s been here with us for 50 years,’ “ Toni, 54, said. “So I try to relish in that moment and try to smile about it and just be grateful for the time you have and you have to always remember to be kind to one another.”

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She continued, “We’re sisters, we’re always gonna fight. That’s what sisters do, okay, it’s a rite of passage to fuss and fight but in the end, we’re always there. We can be fussing and fighting with each other even on the show and we’d be right there, ‘Okay, I’m bringing the kids over’ and not talk to each other, but we’ll be cooking together.”

She added, “We’re just very fortunate to have had my sister with us for as long as we did.”

Toni also opened up the last days she was able to spend with her sister saying, “We were all there. Her son was there, husband was there, everyone was there. Her best friends were there,” she said of the day her sister died. “She had so much love. The hospice nurses were incredible. You never think that it’s going to happen to you and your family. So you have to remind yourself to enjoy the moments, be happy.”

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As we previously reported, Traci died at 50 years old after a battle with esophageal cancer.