Media personality and Instagram blogger Tosin Silverdam has shared his testimony on how he used to look like a female and worked hard not and God saved him from becoming like Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye Olarenwaju, aka Bobrisky.
Taking to his Instagram page to share a throwback photo, he revealed that God did not allow him to turn out like Bobrisky and he was grateful for growth. According to Tosin, growing up looking feminine was hard for him because he had low self-esteem. Sadly, he was abused and harassed by his neighbor, teacher, and a minister in his church. He hated how he looked. However, when he grew older, he realized he could work on himself and it made him to be consistent at the gym.
He even had to undergo surgery to remove his bosoms. His journey toward self-improvement saw him embrace physical fitness, often sharing his gym routines, and even undergoing surgery to remove breast tissue.
Despite the physical changes, Tosin admitted that he still battles with some lingering female mannerisms but has learned to embrace them as part of who he is.
He concluded his post with a message of a saying, “Mehn ko easy, one thing I’m battling with now is my female mannerisms, which I’ve given up already. This is who I am.”
In his words:
“When I almost turned to Bobrisky, but God said, no one… Thank God for growth; growing up looking feminine was really hard for me; I had low self-esteem, and I was severely abused and harassed by my neighbor, my teacher, and a minister in my church. I hated how I looked… I grew up and realized I could actually work on myself; that’s why you see me go to the gym back to back, lifting weights. I even did surgery too to remove boobs. Mehn ko easy, one thing I’m battling with now is my female mannerisms, which I’ve given up already. This is who I am”.
Netizens React:
@diaryofakitchenlover: “Rooting for you Tosin. Well done with being vulnerable, not everyone can openly express themselves this way.”
@danielregha: “You go to which gym? You that’s often in restaurants with bowls of food and dancing in aroma style? Lolz.”
@__rare_gemini_: “You still have the trait in you just that you are trying to live in denial and you are scared of what people will say so decide to criticize others for coming out.”
@soma__chi: “This is good! Don’t let anybody shame you for your past, you are doing your best to become the best version of yourself and that’s very commendable.”
@wendyshair_n_more: “The female mannerisms still dey in you oh and na this gossiping.”
@pepepretti_herself: “You have come too far to quit Tosin. I’m rooting for you.”
By Ezinne Okorie.
