I’m Madly In Love With My Imperfections – Omawumi

Popular singer, Omawumi Megbele has come out to recall being shamed as a child for her looks.

She recently had her say via her social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to her, she was called all sorts of names because of the size of her head, and she let it get to her at some point as she couldn’t even step out without makeup.

Omawumi added that what made her ignore the mockery once and for all was when she fell madly in love with her imperfections.

His 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!”