Rapper Cheryl James quit Salt 'N' Pepa in 2001 to recover from depression and bulimia. James, better known as Salt, walked out on the girl group to get away from the "endless" pressure she felt being in the spotlight.

Now 41, she says, "I had to get rid of the chaos in my life, which I attributed to being in the group... The pressure to be beautiful and management telling me, 'You're gaining weight.' It was endless."

Salt 'N' Pepa recently reformed to relaunch their career with an upcoming reality TV show charting their reunion.