Uche Ogbodo, the Nollywood actress, has disclosed that her husband backed her decision to undergo BBL surgery after realizing the challenges she experienced with her body post-childbirth.
The businesswoman explained that her choice was driven by her need to feel confident and improve her mental health.
The mother of three said that after three cesarean deliveries, her figure had changed, and she wanted to make a transformation for her own happiness.
In an interview with Saturday Punch, she stressed that the surgery was for herself and not to please anyone else.
Ogbodo also explained why she chose to be open about her procedure, unlike many celebrities who keep such matters private.
She said honesty about her experience can motivate other women to embrace self-improvement and take steps toward feeling good about themselves.
She acknowledged the risks involved in surgery but said she felt secure knowing she was in professional care.
She said: “Well, about being naturally endowed, I don’t know how you mean because I didn’t have an hourglass shape. Growing up, I was very busty, but that’s not all beauty entails nowadays. Starting to have babies didn’t help matters for me. I didn’t like what I looked like when I looked back at myself after my third baby. So I felt like I owed it to myself to be happy and confident.
“I had to have work done on myself for me, not for any other person, but for my mental health to feel good, okay, and enough. I am enough competition for myself.
“In this country, I always find it a bit awkward that people are not honest and transparent most times, especially celebrities. You’re a role model, and then you lie to people who look up to you or who love you genuinely. Why are you a shining star when you cannot be a torchbearer for other people?
“I am somebody who likes to encourage women and help them build themselves up, using my life experiences to preach hope for women who don’t believe enough in themselves.
“So many people just go and disappear, and they come out with a banging body. They look like that’s how they were born. That’s not how you were born. You worked on your body. So why are you now hiding the fact that you worked on yourself?”
