Actress Habibat Jinad Opens Up About Skin Bleaching Pressure from Mide Martins

Nigerian actress Habibat Jinad revealed how her senior colleague Mide Martins pressured her into bleaching her skin.

During a movie shoot led by Mide’s husband, Afeez Owo, Jinad was criticized for her skin color in front of everyone, being compared to a monkey.

This hurt her deeply, leading her to consider skin bleaching to satisfy Martins and others.

She said…

“At a rehearsal ground at Afeez Owo’s set, something happened, a colleague of mine did something and I wasn’t the one who did that thing and they said we should kneel. Mrs. Mide Martins was there, my boss was there and some other people and Mide Martins compared it to a monkey’s skin.

“And it got to me. She even complained about my skin, saying I was too dark and this made me contemplate bleaching my skin to please her and others”.