BBNaija: Erica Denies Body-Shaming Laycon With His Genotype
Former BBNaija Season 5 housemate, Erica Nlewedim has denied using Laycon‘s SC (Sickle Cell) genotype against him during their confrontation.
Laycon had revealed in the house during a conversation with Vee, Dorathy and Neo that he suffers a mild form of sickle cell anaemia.
“My genotype is SC (Sickle Cell), I don’t like to tell people my genotype because I feel they’d think I’m sick,” the 26-year old singer had said.
This sparked controversy on social media as some Twitter users claimed Erica body shamed with his health status during the altercation that led to her disqualification. During the altercation, she shamed him about looking skinny and asked why he hadn’t taken his drugs. She also told him he was going to die before 50.
But in a video shared on her Instagram page, the actress explained that she didn’t know about Laycon‘s genotype and would never use it against him.
”I have been seeing a lot of crazy stuff on the internet saying that I knew about Laycon’s sickness and I used it against him. Come on guys. In all my time in that house, I am sure you have seen the kind of person that I am. I am a very emotional person. I am very sensitive to people’s feelings. If I do things wrong, I always go back and apologize. There is no time I have ever used whatever someone says to me against them because I know how bad I would feel if someone does that to me.
“Laycon never told me he was SC. There is no time he ever said that to me and he himself knows that he never said that to me. Left to me, Lay con was fine, he was alright.
“It was just bottled up emotions. That is it. That’s what happened.”
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She went o to address her relationship with Kiddwaya her love interest in the house.
“First of all he is my friend. He was my best friend in the house. He is a very great guy. He is very intelligent. He was there for me and is still there for me.
“About a relationship? I am not sure about that because no one knows the future but the thing is the pressure is not going to help so guys just allow us work on ourselves. For me, I want to work on myself, my brand and I know he has plans for himself and his career.
“Right now we are fresh from the house, we had our plans before we even met each other and now we are fresh out of the house, we have to do everything we plan to do with our career. That comes first.
“I don’t know what is going to happen in the future. You guys already know I like him but what comes first is my career.”
Watch the video below.
