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I Was Used As A Sex Toy – Timaya
Dance hall artiste, Timaya has revealed some of his shocking experiences on his way to the top of his career, including being a sex toy in a recent interview to a media house. The popular artiste insisted on the importance of self belief, hard work and perseverance, attributes that severed him quite well on his journey to the top.
Once a rebellious person as a child, the song star had to deal with having regular sex with an older woman who provided him with food and shelter in his days as a exuberant youth.
“I learnt that to succeed in life, I had to stay passionate about my dreams, never settle for less and keep working hard every day most importantly, I learnt to believe that God makes everything possible in good time. I have passed through a lot of things in life and if I begin to share my story, you will be shocked”, he disclosed.
The Bayelsa State born artiste also said: “I was born into a fairly comfortable family but I was a rebel and I often ran away from home. I once lived in Port Harcourt with a woman who was older than me and she used me like I was a sex toy. I had to service her whenever she had the urge in exchange for food and roof over my head. However, I had always dreamed big. Despite my travails I never let go of my aspirations while believing that one day, I would make it big”.
Timaya who now enjoys a good music career has put all that behind him. Beside a few controversies such as his alleged interest in insulting Journalists, he is doing just fine staying away from more trouble. The songs Ukwu, Plantain Boy, I concur and many others are some of his major relics of his 12 years experience as entertainers.
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.