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Veteran Nollywood actress Maureen Solomon has spoken out against the growing trend of female celebrities publicly displaying their Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) surgeries and recovery journeys on social media.
In a recent video shared on her Instagram page, the 41-year-old actress clarified that she has no issue with body enhancement procedures themselves but believes that making them public could negatively influence young fans who idolize celebrities.
Solomon explained that many young girls look up to public figures and tend to emulate their actions, not just their words. She, therefore, urged female stars to be more conscious of the kind of messages they send, stressing the need to promote self-confidence and body positivity instead of encouraging surgical alterations.
“First of all, let me issue this disclaimer: I do not have anything against BBL. I do not have and I have never had, anything against surgical enhancements except when it is harmful to the person or persons. I never have, never will because I believe it is your body, do whatever you wish with your body,” she said.
“But where I have a problem is televising it, putting it out there, putting it on social media, your recovery. Making certain comments that I feel as an adult, but because we have younger generations coming up that are looking up to us, there are things we should be mindful of, especially things we say.”
Her comments appear to be in response to recent videos shared by actresses Uche Ogbodo and Etinosa Idemudia, who documented their recovery processes after undergoing cosmetic surgery.
“So I saw this video, I am not shading anybody, not trying to. I saw this video of two lovely, beautiful people that I love; they know I love them. I do not have a problem, their body is banging, I am all for it, but I have a problem when you bring it out to social media,” she continued.
“Why? Because we all have girls who are growing up, we all have daughters, cousins, nieces who are looking up to us. For crying out loud, for those of us who are influencers, you have a lot of… thousands of younger ones looking up to you, copying what you do because what you say is not what they do, it is actually what you do that they copy and do…”
Solomon acknowledged that some celebrities choose to share their cosmetic surgery experiences publicly to control the narrative and prevent gossip. However, she maintained that such transparency still has unintended consequences.
“I get the reason why some of us would do the video and post it on social media because you do not want people gossiping and wagging their tongues, so you want to put it out there so that people would not come for you. I get that part, but there are other ways you could do that. You have girls who are following you,” she added.
“You are a big star before them, and you are there telling them that BBL is okay, if you do not have y***h, go and pay. Do you know how many young girls would be saving up money to go and do that? Like I said, I do not have a problem with it, but when you are indirectly, whether it was intentional or not, the message you are passing to these children is that if you do not have it, you can go and buy it.”
Maureen Solomon’s remarks have sparked discussions online, with many Nigerians agreeing that celebrities should be more cautious about the kind of content they post, especially when it comes to issues that can shape young people’s self-image and values.
Watch her speak below…
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