Aaliyah Love REALLY Loves Sushi

Editor’s note: In honor of Thanksgiving, we present this archival Adult Empire post, which originally appeared on the Adult Empire Blog in November 2015.

It’s Thanksgiving, and as you sit down to read this, chances are that an enormous meal is in your immediate future (or immediate past). We can all think of times we ate too much at the Thanksgiving table, but we’re betting that your story doesn’t quite match the culinary caper recounted to AE by Aaliyah Love. In honor of this day of gastronomic (over)indulgence, we bring you a classic food story from the blonde beauty, who found herself taking her passion for sushi to a remarkable extreme!

“Actually, three years ago, I ate so much sushi, I gave myself mercury poisoning, and I thought I was going to die,” Love told Adult Empire during an interview last year. “I always ate a lot of sushi, but I discovered yellowtail and halibut, and I was eating those at least once a day, sometimes twice a day, thinking I was being healthy. It turns out yellowtail is the fish that has the most mercury, and when I got my levels measured, the doctor said ‘One to nine is normal – nine being high.’ And I said ‘What am I?’ He said ‘You’re 42.’ I literally felt like I was going to die. I was sleeping 20 hours a day, my whole body hurt, my vision was blurry, I couldn’t think, I couldn’t walk. It was bad!”

Happily, the AE Films star made a full recovery. And lest you might think she may have sworn off sushi after her experience, well, think again! “I’m back on the sushi now! I can’t stay away. We’re back together! I think it missed me.” That’s the spirit!

Happy Thanksgiving from Adult Empire!