Teni said after she made a lot of money, she knew it was time to reduce her weight if she wanted to live long and enjoy her wealth
By Kehinde Okeowo
Popular Nigerian singer, songwriter and entertainer, Teniola Apata, better known by her stage name, Teni The Entertainer, has revealed why she ventured into weight loss.
The plus-size singer caught many of her fans and other netizens unaware last year when she shared some pictures on social media, where she appeared to have significantly lost weight.
Speaking on her decision to shed some weight on the recent episode of the Glitch Africa podcast, Teni said having made money, she knew it was time to reduce her weight if she wanted to live long and spend it.
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She also added that she had to make a lot of sacrifices and reduce eating junk to achieve her current size, saying she had to even stop eating when she takes family and friends out for dinner.
Teni said, “I feel good. And do you know, imagine going for dinners and paying for everybody’s food and you can’t eat what they are eating… Because I’m dieting.
“You can ask my PA. I’m going to different dinners. I went to Yankee [abroad], that’s where most of my guys are. Normally, in Maimi, we go out, we have fun, crabs, this, that. I couldn’t eat any of that. It’s sad.
“But then, you now grow and you now learn that this thing you are doing is actually good for you. So, you start to change. You start to adopt better choices for yourself. You start to realise that I have this fame, I have this money. I need to be able to live long to enjoy it.”