Plus, Erika added, “If you need to take a pause, take a pause, but don’t stay down too long. Get up every day and just take one little step forward and pretty soon those steps will get bigger and bigger.”

As for Erika’s next chapter after her divorce and past lawsuits tied to her ex, the 53-year-old is focusing on her music career and recently reprised the role of Roxy Hart in Broadway’s Chicago.

“It has been an exhale for me,” she said of rebounding from the hard times. “I didn’t want to walk away from a tough situation, bitter and angry and not thinking that anything good could come in the future. I really wanted to work on myself and make the best life for myself possible moving forward.”

And Erika couldn’t be happier to be back on stage on the Great White Way.

“I’ve been performing since I was a kid,” she recalled. “It’s just something that comes out and I think that I just love it. And when you love something like that, it’s a pleasure. Every night. Every night is different because it’s live and it’s an honor to be able to, number one, have your dreams fulfilled, and then to do Broadway. It’s a big deal.”