Real reason I did BBL  — Nigerian actress

Nollywood star, Uche Ogbodo , has candidly shared why she chose to undergo body enhancement surgery, explaining that the decision was tied to her mental health and self-confidence.

The mother of three admitted that motherhood significantly altered her body image and left her dissatisfied with how she looked.

She said, “Well, about being naturally endowed, I don’t know how you mean because I didn’t have an hourglass shape. Growing up, I was very busty, but that’s not all beauty entails nowadays. Starting to have babies didn’t help matters for me. I didn’t like what I looked like when I looked back at myself after my third baby. So I felt like I owed it to myself to be happy and confident.

“I had to have work done on myself for me, not for any other person, but for my mental health — to feel good, okay, and enough. I am enough competition for myself.”

Unlike many celebrities who remain quiet after cosmetic procedures, Ogbodo said honesty was important to her.

“In this country, I always find it a bit awkward that people are not honest and transparent most times, especially celebrities. You’re a role model, and then you lie to people who look up to you or who love you genuinely. Why are you a shining star when you cannot be a torchbearer for other people?

“I am somebody who likes to encourage women and help them build themselves up, using my life experiences to preach hope for women who don’t believe enough in themselves.

“So many people just go and disappear, and they come out with a banging body. They look like that’s how they were born. That’s not how you were born. You worked on your body. So why are you now hiding the fact that you worked on yourself?”

Reflecting on her butt enlargement procedure, the actress revealed how three cesarean sections had changed her body.

“Nobody is moulded in perfection, especially not mothers who have gone through cesarean sections. I did mine three times; it’s not easy to maintain that kind of body. So, I won’t just disappear and come back with a flat tummy and a very nice ass. That’s not what I believe in.”

She added that her husband backed her decision, fully aware of the struggles she faced.

Acknowledging the risks, Ogbodo noted, “There’s danger in everything. There’s danger in having malaria. But I knew there was nothing to be afraid of because I was in the right hands.”

(PUNCH)