Yvonne Nelson Bleaching Saga: Much Ado About Something???
Recently Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson released a statement addressing the rumours about her skin bleaching. She categorically stated that she wasn’t bleaching and that the change in her skin tone was totally the work of God in her life. She expressed her displeasure at the callous statements made against her as she is fully aware of the dangers of skin bleaching. Her statement goes thus:
My
attention has been drawn to recent media reports that I am bleaching my
skin and the continuous nature of this wicked, unfounded and absolutely
unnecessary misinformation have compelled me to once again respond.
These
stories are absolutely not true and do not in any way put food on
anybody’s table, does not add value to any body’s life and can only be
described as mischief.
I fully
understand the dangers of skin bleaching and would not engage in any
such venture. I am a lady and I appreciate my God-given looks. I do not
need to change my skin colour for any reason.
Truth
is that even if I was bleaching, I do not owe anyone any explanation,
but I am not bleaching, I have not bleached and I won’t bleach.
I love my skin just the way it is and I do my best to keep it healthy and nice.
If God has remained good to me and continues to make my skin nicer, I do not see how it should be a problem to someone.
In a
society that largely frowns on skin bleaching, it would be unfair and
very unkind to falsely accuse me of bleaching when I am absolutely
innocent of that charge.
As an
actress I take different pictures under different shades of light and
with different shades of makeup depending on what the picture would be
used for.
It is
therefore not strange to find different pictures of me looking
different. It does not mean I am bleaching and one does not need to be
an industry player to know this.
Even in
movies, depending on who the director is, there are different lighting
angles and brightness levels that can be used to make a character look
different and this is no secret. Even a change of weather can have an
effect of one’s skin.
I want
to use this platform to assure all persons who have expressed worry
about these reports that there is no cause for alarm because I am not
bleaching, have not bleached and would not bleach.
There are more prudent and beneficial things to focus on and these frequent distractions are of no use.
I should have spent this time focusing on my new movies or memorizing my next script and not responding to false gossips.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Yvonne Nelson
The issue at hand is this: Did she need to issue a statement regarding the issue of skin bleaching alleged by the press?
Skin bleaching is done by a lot of women and so is not new under the
sun. Another thing that is not news is the fact the popular celebrities
undergo corrective surgeries to adjust body parts that they do not feel
comfortable with. Some even undergo a full body wash, making a dramatic
physical turn like Michael Jackson (rest his soul) did. Is the issue of skin bleaching enough to issue a statement?
There are a
number of things that people in the spotlight have engaged in to incur
the wrath of the public; issues that one would consider of more
importance than skin bleaching. People like Jim Iyke, Tonto Dike
and others can attest to constantly being in the news for a number of
reasons but not all allegations are attended to by offended celebrities.
One could say that it was a case of guilty conscience that brought on
the statement denying the fact that there was a ‘bleaching‘ that took place. So the question still remains: Was she right to have answered the allegations of the press for a mere ‘skin bleaching‘ rumour or should she have saved her energy for bigger more poignant issues???