The Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson, is unhappy about the rumour
making the rounds that she had bleached her skin colour. The allegation
began after the 27- year-old actress, who has been romantically linked
to Nigerian singers, Inyanya and Ice Prince, released new promotional
pictures of herself spotting a lighter skin tone and has prompted her to
issue a press statement.
Explaining the reasons for the tales, the actress who hit limelight
after winning the best talent award at the 2005 Miss Ghana Beauty
pageant said she fully understands the dangers of skin bleaching and
would not engage in any such venture.
“In a society that largely frowns on skin bleaching, it would be
unfair and very unkind to falsely accuse me of bleaching when I am
absolutely innocent of that charge. As an actress I take different
pictures under different shades of light and with different shades of
makeup depending on what the picture would be used for. It is therefore
not strange to find different pictures of me looking different. It does
not mean I am bleaching and one does not need to be an industry player
to know this,” Yvonne said.
Speaking further she said, “I am a lady and I appreciate my God-given
looks. I do not need to change my skin colour for any reason. Truth is
that even if I was bleaching, I do not owe anyone any explanation, but I
am not bleaching, I have not bleached and I won’t bleach. I love my
skin just the way it is and I do my best to keep it healthy and nice. If
God has remained good to me and continues to make my skin nicer, I do
not see how it should be a problem to someone.”
The actress, who premiered her first movie, “Single & Married,”
in Ghana and Nigeria, in September, also added that, “Even in movies,
depending on who the director is, there are different lighting angles
and brightness levels that can be used to make a character look
different and this is no secret. Even a change of weather can have an
effect of one’s skin.
“I want to use this platform to assure all persons who have expressed
worry about these reports that there is no cause for alarm because I am
not bleaching, have not bleached and would not bleach.
“There are more prudent and beneficial things to focus on and these frequent distractions are of no use.
“I should have spent this time focusing on my new movies or
memorizing my next script and not responding to false gossips,” she
added.
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