Popular singer Omawumi Megbele has opened up how she was body-shamed while growing up.
According to her, there were times she couldn’t stop applying makeup.
The artist noted how she was called several names to describe that affected has self-esteem.
She made this statement on her Instagram page.
She wrote: “I was one of those kids they used to call ‘Hammer Headed’, ‘OGORstina’ and ‘Ekpengbe forehead’.
“In fact, one of my aunts used to call me ‘Beauty’. She said she was using it to prophecy into my life that I will be pretty someday.”
The music star also added how she fully embraced her imperfections as nobody’s perception can affect her decisions.
“Now the only thing that has changed is that I’m madly in love with my imperfect me, with my ekpengbe forehead, with my knock knees, with my cellulites and stretch marks like a map of Africa!
“I’m in love with my skin and everything within. And guess what? I can still decide to change or hide a flaw because that too is okay!
“What I won’t do is allow anybody’s perception of me direct the decisions I make for myself. I am beautiful. You are beautiful too!”: She added.
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