“I Was Told I Look Like A Monkey”- Actress Habibat Jinadu Reveals Why She Bleached Her Skin

How colorism forced Habibat Jinadu to bleach her skin

Jinadu added that although she initially ignored the negative remarks, a deeply hurtful insult comparing her natural appearance to an animal pushed her over the edge.

“I Was Told I Look Like A Monkey”- Actress Habibat Jinadu Reveals Why She Bleached Her Skin

Nollywood actress Habibat Jinadu has opened up about the reasons behind her decision to bleach her skin, revealing how colourism and hurtful comments about her complexion affected her during her early days in the movie The post “I Was Told I Look Like A Monkey”- Actress Habibat Jinadu Reveals Why She Bleached Her Skin appeared first on Gistlover.

I Was Not Happy, But I Kept Pushing – Actress Habibat Jinadu Reveals Why She Bleached Her Skin

Nollywood actress Habibat Jinadu has revealed that she bleached her skin to get more acting roles. The actress made this known during an interview...

"Someone Said I Looked Like A Monkey" — Actress Habibat Jinadu Reveals Why She Bleached Her Skin

    Veteran Yoruba Nollywood actress Habibat Jinadu has opened up about how discrimination over her dark complexion within the film industry drove her to bleach her skin.   Speaking during an interview with BBC Yoruba, the actress revealed that directors frequently favored fair-skinned actors, making it difficult for darker-skinned performers to get movie roles. […]