Popular Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing, has hit back at online trolls who continuously mock her over marriage and motherhood, insisting that her fame does not make her less human.
In a video shared on Instagram, the outspoken actress questioned why people feel entitled to attack her personal life simply because she is in the spotlight.
Is it okay for someone to come at you unprovoked? Marriage-shame you, child-shame you, just like that because you think I’m a celebrity? I’ve always said this – I’m not a celebrity. I’ve got blood running through my veins. I am human just like you, she said.
Blessing stressed that her 2.6 million followers on Instagram do not elevate her above anyone, adding that her account could be deactivated at any moment.
The fact that I have 2.6 million followers does not make me a demigod. Mark can decide to take the page at any time. Will my life stop? Absolutely not, she added.
The actress also explained that while trolls often expect her to stay quiet, she prefers giving them the same energy.
My darling, it is aura for aura. The only thing that keeps me sane is when I give you back what you dished out to me. Nobody sees what they say to you; they only see your reaction, she explained.
To buttress her point, Nkechi shared a message from a troll who called her a very useless person jumping from one man to another and mocked her for not being married.
According to her, she responded directly in the same tone:
You give me, I give you, then everybody go dey okay. You now start crying because of just one line, but you wrote plenty before. Like I said, I’m not a celebrity. You bring rubbish to me, I give you rubbish back.
