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Omawumi recalls not feeling Beautiful while growing up.
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Omawumi recounts not feeling appealing as a child.
Omawumi is a big believer in self-acceptance and self-love, and she’s letting everyone know about it.
The singer recalled how, as a child, she was one of those kids who wasn’t particularly attractive and was given various nicknames due to her large forehead and “ogor.”
The mother of two went on to say that she is used to hiding her imperfections by wearing a lot of makeup or using other methods.
Omawumi revealed that nothing has changed between then and now except that she is in love with herself, imperfections and all. From her large forehead to her banged knees, cellulite to stretch marks, she has it all.
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She added that though she can decide to hide some of her flaws if she decides to, but nothing anyone says will push her to make a decision about herself.
In her words;
“I was one of those kids they used to call ‘Hammer Headed’, ‘OGORstina’ and ‘Ekpengbe forehead’… Infact one of my aunt’s used to call me ‘Beauty’, she said she was using it to prophecy into my life that I will be pretty someday????… Well there was a time I allowed it get to me, there was a time that I couldn’t step out without being heavily decked up in makeup. I would do all manners of things to hide my flaws because I felt imperfect.
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 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 ok! 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!
???? @benwinostudios”
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