Toni Braxton Was "Hurting" While Married to Keri Lewis in 'Unbreak My Heart' Biopic

By Star Connor (s.connor@mstarsnews.com) | Jan 24, 2016 01:46 PM EST

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Thousands tuned in to Lifetime on Saturday night for Toni Braxton's Unbreak My Heart biopic and learned a lot of things about the singer. According to ABC, Braxton said that she too learned a lot about herself, and revealed that one thing that might have caused her marriage to fail with Keri Lewis was because she was "hurting."

 #UnbreakMyHeart premieres TOMORROW night at 8pmET on @lifetimetv

A video posted by Toni Braxton (@tonibraxton) on Jan 22, 2016 at 1:14pm PST

"When I looked at the part of my marriage, I saw that I was hurting so I lashed out at [Keri] and I didn't think about the things I did to hurt someone else," the 48-year-old said. "I saw that and I went, 'Oh my God.'"

Looking back over her life while working on the film had opened up a lot. Braxton was married to Lewis, a musician from Mint Condition, for 12 years. The couple, who divorced in 2013, have two sons: Denim, 14, and Diezel, 12.

#MCM A photo posted by Toni Braxton (@tonibraxton) on Jun 8, 2015 at 11:49am PDT

Before the biopic aired, MStars News learned that Braxton had been dealing with Lupus, and an autistic son. Braxton claimed that her illness probably took a toll on her marriage.

"[My Lupus diagnosis] was the moment that kind of changed our relationship. I was afraid and scared and worried about my mortality. I think about my children, but it was really a tough moment for me and it was unfortunately the demise of my marriage."

The singer who was raised in a Christian home had an abortion before her boys were born and believed that God was punishing her for her decision.

"I found out my son had autism, I thought it was because I had the abortion, and I felt terrible about myself, I blamed myself...a lot of things I'm revealing in the book," she previously explained in her 2014 memoir.

 #UnBreakMyHeart #ToniBraxtonMovie tonight 8pm on @lifetimetv

A video posted by Toni Braxton (@tonibraxton) on Jan 23, 2016 at 1:39pm PST

As for the Lifetime film, Braxton said that she was proud of the woman that she had become and wouldn't change a thing. "I learned some things about myself. I was stronger than I thought I was. ... I'm pretty proud of myself. I can't deny it."

She added, "I wouldn't do anything over again," she told ABC News of her career. "I really wouldn't because of how I got to where I am today."

MStars News wants to know: Did any of you watch the film? Did you enjoy it?

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