Kaya’s mom worked multiple jobs while battling clinical depression to make ends meet, and in 2017 Kaya shared her dream of repaying her mom for all that she sacrificed for her.“When I was growing up, we didn’t have much money. What was important in my house was to have food on the table, be happy and have our family,” she toldJon Furniss / WireImage
Kaya also said that her mom was “very strict” when she was growing up, and that her depression strained their relationship.“We lived in a council flat and I spent most of my time on estates. My mom was very strict. I used to hate it. But she didn’t want me to get pregnant like the people around me. I always knew about sex, about drugs,” Kaya said.“She raised me alone and she suffered depression most of her life. It can be very dark, very difficult, especially as a teenager.