Nigerian Singer Tiwa Savage Opens Up About Divorce from TeeBillz
Tiwa Savage, the renowned Nigerian singer, has recently discussed her divorce from Tunji ‘TeeBillz’ Balogun, her former spouse.
Their marriage ended in 2018 after attempts to reconcile their differences were not successful.
During an interview on The Receipts Podcast, the ‘Kele Kele’ crooner disclosed that TeeBillz was accountable for the breakup.
The acclaimed artist shared that she was battling postpartum depression following the birth of their son.
Facing harsh criticism from the public, Tiwa Savage was unfairly judged without being given the opportunity to tell her side of the story.
She also mentioned receiving advice from influential individuals to keep quiet about the situation to safeguard her reputation.
“When I came out, I was Nigeria’s sweetheart when I started and I could do no wrong in Nigerian’s eyes. I did everything by the book. I went to university and I wasn’t a baby mama. I got married then I had a baby so I did everything in the right order and everybody loved me and then everything happened,” she said.
“Then I started getting hate from blogs and I started getting hate from certain people. The way our situation happened, he announced it online. I didn’t break up with him but I was the one being attacked.
“At the time, my baby was just a few months old and I was dealing with postpartum and my body wasn’t the same and I was depressed. Everyone then went to him and only a few people came to see me.
“After I interviewed to tell my side of the story, it got worse. People were like ‘How dare you go and talk’ ‘You’re a woman and you’re supposed to build the house, it’s your fault’.
“I remember famous people calling me to ask how I could tell my side of the story cuz I’d never win. Ever since then, I was like I won’t ever talk about the situation because it was very heartbreaking how the public took it and blamed me.”
She added that the experience was an “eye-opener” that made her become “wild and carefree”.
“It was an eye-opener for me and it made me depressed for so long. It got me angry then I became the ‘African Bad Girl’,” she added.
“I thought to myself that after doing everything right I was still attacked. Then I started getting tattoos and wearing short skirts and bikini. I was just wild.”
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