I wanted to bleach my skin – Actress, Linda Osifo shares

Nollywood actress Linda Osifo shared that she considered lightening her skin while residing in Canada due to racial insults. The talented actress, originally from Benin City, Nigeria, moved to Canada at the age of 16.

She expressed how the racial discrimination she experienced was deeply distressing, particularly because it originated from people she was familiar with. Osifo opened up about this in a recent conversation with media personality Chude Jideonwo.

The host, Chude, asked: “You talked about wanting to bleach your skin because when you grow up people would call me a monkey (sic). [Did] this literally happen?”

Osifo replied: “Yeah. It happens absolutely. And it happens from your shade too, you know. So, that’s why it’s even more of a weird thing.

“I always feel that those who get bullied, don’t get bullied by outsiders. It’s from within. Because if somebody else says it, you may not care but if somebody who is around you, who you are always kinda seeing every other day says it, it hurts more.

“This was when I was a teenager in Canada. The positive aspect of moving [back] to Nigeria, was seeing more of individuals who look just like me.”