I used to think I was ugly – Mzbel talks about bleaching her skin

Singer Mzbel has revealed she once took to skin bleaching because she felt “ugly”. She said at the time, she thought being black meant she was “dirty” which dimmed her confidence.

However, Mzbel’s decision to become a light skin girl came with grave consequences, she stated. Years later, the '16 years' hitmaker who has time to reflect, said her actions were as a result of self-hate.

“I shared my story and got help, now I’ve learned to say: ‘You know what? I am a beautiful black woman,” she wrote. Discouraging others from doing same she disclosed that she suffered horrible side effects from the products she used.