SUSAN KAITANNY HAS RESPONDED TO PEOPLE BODY-SHAMING HER.

Kenyan Actress Susan Kaitanny has called out to people body-shaming her, telling them that it is the least of her worries.

Speaking through her social media page, she has said that she said that she knew what she was signing in to when she ventured in the world of modelling and wanting to be the face. She said that ever since she accepted herself the way she is, it hasn’t been so painful as it was initially, adding that she is a very bold woman now and can face anything that comes her way.

“As a skinny girl growing up, I was body-shamed a lot through the years, & it’s what made me step out & become a model. I became a beauty queen, represented my country 🇰🇪 for the crown & walked the runway to prove that it’s ok to have a body like mine. Even though I was hurting so deep inside.

Through the tears & the pain, I knew I had to do it to show the world that skinny is great, it’s how I was made & it’s A ok to look like me.

It’s ok to have the longest legs & a lean body a long graceful neck, & big African lips.

Pain has grown me so much & through the journey, I have become a BOLD woman. I’m back on the runway this year, strutting the biggest fashion shows in the world. I’m really confident, bold & sassy & as I turn 40 later this year, I’ve come full circle. It’s incredible, I’ve never felt more stunning than this. It’s indeed always a long, painful journey to body positivity, don’t let anyone fool you or brush it off as nothing.”

She then crowned her talk with encouraging ladies and young girls out there that they should embrace their beauty and live large, accepting that they are beautifully and wonderfully made. Urging the public and those body shaming others to stop doing, as it causes some serious damage to someone.

“To all the little girls, to my daughters, your body is perfect my loves, tall or short, skinny or chubby. You can exercise because it’s ok to tone even when you’re skinny, & no, you don’t need to eat more. You are your own kind of beautiful. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. There’s only one you, always & forever.

Body-shaming happens for skinny girls & big girls & in Africa a lot more directed towards the skinny girls, There’s a lot of projecting, & Culturally it’s not ok to be skinny.

It’s interesting to observe, because I get asked what I do to stay skinny by women, joining gyms & spending the rest of their time obsessed with looking skinnier. So it’s the grass greener on the other side, I suppose. There’s no winning. It’s diets & exercise, then it’s – you’re skinny, do something … why though ?

We need to stop being tone-deaf. It is not right, it’s wrong & it’s toxic. It’s damaging, we need to stop body-shaming as women. Thick, thin, you’re gorgeous all the same. We are us, you are you, perfect.”

Susan Kaitanny is a Kenyan Actress who is now acting in the real Housewives of Nairobi and has been receiving such sentiments from people, although she has been standing at all and refusing to be kept down as the work she’s done speaks for herself.