Oversized?: I was Too Big So Men Could Not Walk Up to Me'' -Waje

It's no news that Waje has recently emerged looking slimmer than she was last year.Speaking to Saturday Beats, she said she was too big that men looked at her as if she was older than her age and the comments about her weight depressed her.


“I reduced my weight because I watched my performance on screen one time and I was shocked. When you are on screen, you add ten pounds and I would go out and men could not walk up to me to say hello cos I appeared older than them.

There was a time I was performing and it was shown live. I did not like the comments on twitter and it made me depressed for a while. I had to make a decision if I wanted to enjoy life and call myself a fat person or I could live a better lifestyle. As a female brand, I am a visual brand and when you look good, people tend to take you more seriously. You also feel smarter, so I had to start thinking in that direction. Read more below

“The weight loss was intentional and the reason was because I wanted to live a healthier lifestyle. I just want to reduce my food intake, especially junk foods. My stylist is hoping I get slimmer because it is easier to style slim people. For slim people, you can get clothes off the rack but for people like me, we have to make the clothes most of the time,” she said.