Teni also denied that she went under the doctor’s knife to achieve her new shape
By Kehinde Okeowo
Afrobeats singer, songwriter and entertainer, Teniola Apata, popularly known as Teni, has revealed that even though her parents hailed from the South West of Nigeria, she learnt how to speak the Yoruba language by watching movies on YouTube.
The 31-year-old singer made this known while featuring on the latest episode of the Zero Conditions podcast, where she also claimed she learnt the language while in the United States.
Speaking during the interview, Teni said, “Do you know how I learnt to speak Yoruba? It was when I went to America. I learnt it from YouTube. I was watching Yoruba films like mad.”
The ‘Uyo Meyo’ crooner went on to disclose during the chat that she started drinking alcohol in 2021 and that prior to that, she neither drank nor smoked.
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She further explained that her decision to start drinking alcohol was just “for fun”.
Teni went on to correct the impression that she achieved her weight loss through surgery, insisting she did so by
“strict diet”.
She said, “I went through a lot. I went through a lot of changes. I lose weight and some unfortunate fellows said I did surgery.
“If I did surgery my stomach will be flat. I wish but I was scared. Surgery is not easy. It’s life threatening. It’s not easy to go under the knife. I was on a strict diet. Ask my managers. No carbs. I was on a strict diet for two months.
“But it taught me discipline. The mind is also a muscle. The way you flex your arms, discipline helps you flex your mind. It was not easy. Do you know what it means for me to take people out on dinner and I can’t eat what they are eating?
“I made the decision to lose weight after I had survived life-threatening COVID-19. I had COVID-19 twice; 2020 and 2021. So, in January 2022, after the COVID-19, I just said, ‘Omo, it’s time [to lose weight].”
