[Cho:] Whitney Houston, that unmistakable voice. Undeniably a star, with very public problems. A high-profile marriage, then a divorce, drug problems, the list goes on. So, what's she doing now? Our Brooke Anderson has our report.
[Text:] WHERE ARE THEY NOW? [MUSIC "I Will Always Love You"]
[Brooke Anderson, Cnn Entertainment Correspondent:] The year was 1992, and 29-year-old Whitney Houston hit a career high note with ten chart-topping singles and a pair of Grammy awards.
[Rachel Marron, "the Bodyguard":] The only thing I can figure is for you to take me out.
[Anderson:] It was also the year she debuted on the big screen in "The Bodyguard" and tied the knot with R&B; bad boy Bobby Brown. [MUSIC "Humpin Around"]
[Whitney Houston, Singer/actress:] I got married, I was "The Bodyguard," I was pregnant and had a baby, and "The Bodyguard," and "I Will Always Love You" was at its peak, and everything was running so fast. So, I just after "Preacher's Wife," I just stopped the train for a minute. I just stopped it.
[Unidentified Male:] Whitney!
[Anderson:] But the controversy was just beginning. Houston's marriage with Brown was tumultuous as his legal problems constantly made headlines, and she herself battled drug addiction. The couple divorced in 2007.
[Text:] MAY. WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
[Houston:] After all that I've been through
[Anderson:] In 2009, Houston made a comeback, releasing "I Look to You," her first studio album in seven years.
[Houston:] It was really kind of, like, really cool to go to a grocery store, be shopping, and go, "When you coming with your album?" It humbled me, and it kind of like said, OK. I think I want to do this just one more time.
[Anderon:] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard chart, but her spring tour was reportedly plagued with vocal difficulties. Her reps blamed an upper respiratory infection. In September, Houston lent her support to Alicia Keys' Keep a Child Alive benefit in New York. And this month, she took the stage for a surprise duet with singer Kim Burrell at BET's "Celebration of Gospel," which airs in January.
[Houston:] Will always love you
[Anderson:] Whitney Houston may not be the same entertainer she was at 29, but at 47, she's a survivor.
[Houston:] I look to you
[Anderson:] Brooke Anderson, CNN, Hollywood.
[Houston:] I look to you
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