Megan Thee Stallion was "losing" herself in her relationship with Klay Thompson.

The 31-year-old singer split from the NBA star in April after almost a year of dating and she admitted she spent most of their romance "trying to make pieces fit that didn't belong" while doing her best to fit herself "into someone else's life."

She added to America's InStyle magazine: "I was losing myself a little bit. I am now in the space of finding me again.

"I cannot be disrespected. I cannot be a person who is not gonna be me. I cannot not go to work. I'm going to be Megan Thee Stallion…You will not disrespect me. And you will be thankful. Period."

The Hot Girl Summer hitmaker - who previously accused the Miami Heat player of cheating on her - admitted the acrimonious end to their relationship was "very rough".

She added: "What's meant for you is always going to work out. And if something is constantly making you feel uncomfortable, just on edge all the time, you probably are not supposed to be there.

"God will always make you uncomfortable when something is not meant for you."

Looking ahead to her next relationship, Megan wants to find a man who understands she has a busy life and career so won't be staying at home "24/7", and she is also searching for a more balanced partnership.

She said: "Whoever dates me is gonna have to just understand, like, she is her own person.

"I cannot be minisized. I will not be behind any man. I will have a partner. I'm never gonna take the backseat to anything.

"So just going forward, I think I've just learned this is the type of person that I want to be with, this is what I will tolerate, this is what I won't tolerate. And if you can't take that, we just gotta respectfully go our separate ways."

The Plan B rapper learned being cheated on is not a reflection on herself as a person.

She said: "That doesn't have anything to do with you. You're not less attractive. You're not less of a good person.

"Even though it might feel like that, 'Oh my gosh, why me? Why am I not enough?' 'Cause it could definitely feel like, 'Why am I not enough?'"