Tiwatope Savage also known as Tiwa Savage is arguably Nigeria’s version of Beyoncé. The 40 year old doesn’t look a day over 27. Ironically, the international music sensation wasn’t always confident in her looks.
Tiwa recently had an interview with popular TV host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on Black Box. The mother of one recently shared her depressing experiences during her time in London. She indicated that she moved there at age 10. It was the beginning of her unforeseen nightmares.
She said “They use to call me ‘African girl’ ‘Fufu’, ‘We heard your food smells badly’ it was so bad that I literally tried to kill myself two times. I was depressed and bullied. They would flush my hair down during lunch break. At some point, I use to have a police escort me to the bus. I wanted to bleach and started growing my hair. It was really terrible.“
Tiwa also added how her mum helped her deal with her insecurities. She said “I would want to go out for parties all night and she would be like ‘be back by 9 and I’m like the people won’t even be there yet. I’ll be so angry. I want to bleach because I hated my dark skin, she caught me and threw everything and I was like what is your business. I think it was between 14, 15, and 16…I was really insecure.“
Tiwa has recently posted a set pictures telling her fans that she is not ashamed of her body. She shared a set of nude pictures on her Instagram to make her statement.
Although she has come under alot of criticism for it, Tiwa considers her looks a work of art and so do a large number of her fans. She has also been one of the most vocla artist amidst the #EndSars protests.
Tiwa told Ebuka that “When someone loses a life…I’m just thinking that there is a mother out there who has lost a son because of police brutality. Like I said I know people around me who have experienced terrible terrible brutality from police officers. How can I be in Nigeria and not lend my voice, my platform to something like that? Because people close to me have experienced frightening situations,“
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