How Being Body-Shamed Affected Me As A Kid — Singer, Omawumi Spills

Nigerian singer, Omawumi has shared her expertise of how she was body-shamed when she was a child and he or she reveal she was a type of youngsters they used to name ‘Hummer Headed’ and ‘Okpengbe brow’.

Taking to her Instagram web page, Omawumi disclosed that her aunty used to name her ‘magnificence’ and was utilizing it to prophesy into her life that she will likely be fairly sometime.

She conceded that she allowed it get to her and there have been occasions she couldn’t step out with out being closely decked up in make-up and can do all form of issues simply to cover her flaws as a result of she felt imperfect.

A part of her write-up reads;

Now the one factor that has modified is that I’m head over heels in love with my imperfect me, with my ekpengbe brow 🤣, with my knock knees, with my cellulites and stretch marks like map of Africa! I’m in love with my pores and skin and every little thing inside… And guess what? I can nonetheless resolve to alter or conceal a flaw as a result of that too is okay! what I gained’t do is enable anyone’s notion of me direct the selections I make for myself. I’m Stunning…You might be lovely too!

ellathepeach wrote; “It’s all the time an Aunty rising up my aunt she all the time referred to as me ugly and everytime I stand near her she’s going to shout and chase me away”

hayorsamuel wrote; “In Africa, 89% of youngsters have been raised in toxicity…it’s d cause why it’s ‘chilly exterior’. Folks simply do and say issues with out pondering the way it impacts another person.”

queenfaithysia wrote; “I received physique disgrace quite a bit , individuals gained’t cease telling me of how quick I’m, until date, however I ask them what number of of them are richer than I’m they usually take an offense 🚶‍♀️”

choma225 wrote; “Thanks a lot 😢 I’m additionally going by this,base on my tribal mark and my top..it’s properly 💔😭”

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