BEING SKINNY IN NIGERIA
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Amina Bakare, the first daughter of a wealthy politician and an outspoken, talented teenager who is often bodyshamed constantly for her skinny frame, is a very famous vlogger with the name "being skinny in Nigeria," which she secretly handles. Afraid of people finding out her true identity, she disguises herself by wearing a mask for her videos.
Watch how she balances between her secret identity and her lame life, where she is constantly insecure about how she looks and often feels like her whole life is centred around her being skinny. Join her on her road to self-love as she finds love and learns to love.
Will she be able to keep up, or will the world know the face behind the vlog "being skinny in Nigeria"?
Published: 23rd June 2020
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