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Ghanaian Actress Bleaches Skin To Attract Roles In Nollywood
Ghanaian born actress, Ellah Mensah says Nigerian movie producers and directors made her bleach her skin as she spent close to one million naira to change her skin colour so as to be attractive to movie producers. According to her, she did not use bleaching cream, but took injection instead.
In a recent interview Ellah revealed how much she spent on bleaching her skin. She said she had to take an injection which cost about $2000, almost a million naira(N960,225.64). She said;’’ I didn’t use cream to bleach my skin, I took an injection.
She also claimed that she owes nobody an explanation for bleaching her skin as it has helped her to gain recognition in the movie industry.
I thought about it and it is my own skin and thank God I am not going to hurt or kill anybody, so I did it because I love it and partly because of my joy. In another interview, Ellah revealed that Nigerian movie producers and directors prefer giving roles to light skin actresses as they consider them ,more attractive.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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