'Bleaching my skin was the dumbest thing ever' - Toke Makinwa

Popular media personality Toke Makinwa has spoken out about her regret in bleaching her skin.

An X user asked the on-air personality what she would have done differently if she could go back in time.

Responding, Toke Makinwa stated that even if having regrets would have been a waste of time, she wished she had not bleached her skin.

She added that it was one of the "dumbest things" she had ever done. She said she was grateful for her financial situation and her amazing genes, which allow her to have flawless skin.

She said: “Nothing. Regret is so exhausting!!!! Wait, maybe bleaching my skin, it was the dumbest thing ever and I’m just so thankful for good genes and money cos….”

Many people took to the comment section to respond to Toke's revelation of bleaching her skin. Netizens urged that the youth learn from the media personality so as not to bleach.

Read some comments here

cryptobaddie1: “Sis u being vulnerable with Nigerians??? Bad move.”

naturalboifilmz: “Would you undo your BBL?”

DiceOfTruth: “Respect on this. Hope loads of people learn from this.”

FavvyEagle: “Too real.”

thatpoetclem: “Thanks for sharing, people don’t know how damaging it can be to their skin and internal organs,”

phychem11: “You won’t do soft BBL?”

segunizzy: “What were you doing before that made you think it was wrong? Weren’t you just living your best life?”

Check the tweet here

Nothing. Regret is so exhausting!!!! Wait, maybe bleaching my skin, it was the dumbest thing ever and I’m just so thankful for good genes and money cos…. https://t.co/hzZ2zVNhZb

— Toke Makinwa (@tokstarr) May 4, 2024