Annie Idibia also added that when adults wear natural things, it has a way of teaching the younger ones the essence of self-belief
By Kehinde Okeowo
Annie Idibia, Nigerian actress and wife of legendary singer, Tuface has applauded her colleague, Adesua Etomi after she advocated the use of natural hair instead of wigs.
Adesua had taken to her official Instagram page to share a video of her wearing a beautiful cornrow hairstyle.
In the video, the wife of Nigerian-American singer and music producer, Banky W expressed the need to appreciate one’s natural qualities over wearing artificial things.
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She also encouraged women who dress simply, saying there is nothing wrong in being simple, and urged that life should be more about what one is made up of rather than what one wears.
Adesua wrote. “I’ve been wearing cornrows a lot lately on purpose. I feel like my most authentic self when I wear braids, plaits or when I wear my hair out. If you’ve followed me closely, you’d know what I mean. You’d know this isn’t new.
“In general, I believe in keeping it simple. Whether it’s from my clothes, to my hair, to my lifestyle. I’m saying this cause every now and then someone tries to turn the word ‘simple’ to mean something negative.
So I, Adesua Etomi-Wellington, am out here, holding it down for the simple girls.
“The ones who rock cornrows, the minimalists…I hope you look at me and feel pride KNOWING that these rows our ancestors wore are still a thing to be proud of.
“I hope you see me and rock yours with pride if you want to but above all, may you know that you are more than your hair no matter how you choose to wear it, and more than your clothes, no matter what styles you choose to wear.
“I do this for the girls deemed ‘too simple’. There is not a single thing wrong with simplicity. We may be ‘simple’ but there is not a single thing simple about us. Raise your glass if you are a SG 🥂.
“This isn’t about style and hair as much as it is about being yourself. Saying this so you stop questioning who you are. Embrace it. It’s ok. It’s more than ok, It’s great.”
Reacting to her post, Annie Idibia backed her fellow thespian, and added her voice, saying, it is better to be natural, as it teaches the kids the essence of self-belief.
She praised Adesuwa for encouraging cultural practices, saying the ancestors will be so proud of her.
She wrote; “Our ancestors would be sooo proud ❤️❤️❤️love u.”
She added; “🥂 every word sooooo true… I Carry my low cut .. n melanin dark skin with so much pride n head up high 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 ( no MORE wigs n unnatural hair for me)May we wear our hair n teach our kids to love their natural kinky hair n beautiful brown/dark /Carmel /albino skin with PRIDE! Yup cheers to All the S.Gs u r amazing 🤩 Well said Susu 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.”