¨I bleached to get my confidence back¨ Former Nairobi Diaries Bridget Achieng confesses

Kenyan socialite turned reality TV star, Bridget Achieng bleached her skin after facing rejection from a media house.

The voluptuous beauty consumed roughly Ksh 3 Million to undergo her skin lightening procedure.

A move she attributes to getting her confidence back.

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Over the weekend, while speaking to NTV´s Dr Kingori, the proud mother of 1 opens up.

I didn’t change my skin colour because of a man, I changed it to feel good about myself.

Because at that time I felt that if I complied to society’s standards of beauty, I would look better and get anything I want.

Unfortunately, the cause was our very own media houses.

I once went to an interview for a TV station. I won’t mention the name.

I was the first runners up but walinikataa juu mimi ni mweusi wakachukua msichana mwingine hapo zero-zero juu ni light skin.

So kutoka hapo nilijam. Nikasema ni juu ya kupaka mafuta? Nikaamua kupaka mafuta nikuwe mweupe.

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Fortunately for her, she has no regrets because it seems it was all for the better.

It has worked in my favour. I don’t regret doing it anyway that’s why I say it boldly.

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Gloria Katunge