Actress Opeyemi Aiyeola has openly questioned the sincerity of her colleague Eniola Badmus’ alleged apology over a controversial comment about her frontal hair, saying she does not believe it was made in good faith.
The controversy began after Badmus commented on an Instagram post by Aiyeola, writing, “Ope, where is your front hair?” The remark drew public attention, sparking reactions from fans and industry colleagues.
In response, Aiyeola released a video on Thursday in which she expressed her disappointment at Badmus’ comment, particularly given Badmus’ own past experiences with body-shaming.
“You Eniola used to be an image of ridicule and body shaming on social media. To now think that you, Eniola, who have experienced the hurt and pain of body shaming could come under my video,” Aiyeola said.
She further stated, “You have never helped in promoting anything that has to do with me. You rarely comment on my videos, you rarely even like my videos. I’m not offended by it because I rarely do the same to some of my colleagues. But for you, Eniola Badmus, to come under my post and drop this comment. I am not ignorant of the fact that there are so many evil people out there, but not somebody of your calibre, especially somebody who has experienced the hurt and the pain of being body-shamed. What exactly is funny? What is that statement for?”
A visibly upset Aiyeola also described Badmus as a “zombie,” accusing her of lacking compassion and acting like someone “without a heart.”
Although she eventually deleted the video criticising Badmus, Aiyeola followed it up with another video on Friday in which she maintained that she found the apology insincere.
“I’m not doing this livestream because of Eniola Badmus’ apology. I saw her comment in the initial video that spiralled into this. I think I deleted the comment because it didn’t go down well with me. Unfortunately, her comment of apology or whatever, to me, is not genuine,” she said.
She explained that the reason she took down the initial video was due to the outpouring of private messages she received from people who supported her.
“I took it down because of the wonderful people who reached out to me privately showing solidarity,” she said.
Aiyeola concluded by noting that she and Badmus have a long-standing history, making the incident even more disappointing.
“We’ve known each other for 20 years. We’re not banter mates,” she added.
