I was born chubby, Ini Edo responds to fat-shaming

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, on Saturday addressed her loyal fans who have asked questions about her weight loss journey.

The 33-year-old revealed that her decision to embark on the journey was not to live her life according to what people say.

Ini who has been referred to as ‘fat’ revealed in the post that she was born that way and still managed to become successful despite her size.

“I was born chubby. I’ve been that way for years. Had all d major endorsement deals, acted in over 300 movies in that my chubby state and most of you accepted me like that cos all I had or came to offer was the talent God gave me,” she revealed.

She further urged fans not to think about what the world will say.

“Your size or shape doesn’t determine who you are, how successful you can be or how acceptable you will be. The world will always be unsatisfied with whatever situation you present to them. Ini… your too fat ohhh she’s too slim kilodeeeeee. My point is.. Be yourself once your happy with yourself, everything else is inconsequential.”

The Mimz lounge CEO also attributed her success in achieving a slim body to working out in the gym, low carb food, lots of green tea, lemon and detox.

Comedian, Lepacious Bose, also recently shared her testimony with fans on Instagram after she lost 70kg in a year.

This is to all of my loyal fans who have had weight concerns… There’s been lots of questions thrown at me via social media n beyond about my weight loss . As much as i do not live my life based on any ones dictate, am also a realist. Now, I’ve always said this and proud of it, I was born chubby. I’ve been that way for years. Had all d major endorsement deals , acted in over 300 movies in that my chubby state and most of you accepted me like that cos all I had or came to offer was the talent God gave me. Ur size or shape doesn’t determine who you are, how successful u can be or how acceptable u will be. The world will always be unsatisfied with what ever situation u present to them. Ini… Ur too fat ohhh she’s too slim kilodeeeeee ???? My point is.. Be urself once ur happy with urself, everything else is inconsequential. We all have our individual problems. Some people find succor in social media by playing ghost and spitting flames in de dark to mask their bitterness. Don’t look at them. Take care of urself. What I did? I hit de gym, reduced my carb to de barest minimum, lots of green tea n lemon and detox. It’s extreme discipline. I had Thai noodles today and seafood wooooh I enjoyed it. Hmmm yea too much carbs but it is what is. However, if u loose weight to impress anyone, u will be depressed cos after all of that hard work, those complaints will take the direct opposite dimension. Lesson is … Love urself cos world people WILL ALWAYS have something to say. It’s standard. @bimpeonakoya @kelechiamadiobi @s_b_youme @makemesalon @mercedesrichards24 incredible crew of life #youarebeautifulnomatterwhattheysay#wordscantbringyoudown#sing along

A photo posted by Ini Edo (@iniedo) on Dec 4, 2015 at 4:18pm PST