Calabash | 18 January 2023 13:28 CET

Actress Ronke Justifies Mercy Eke's Age Reduction: You May Be Convinced Too

By Agboola Ibrahim

Nollywood actress and model, Ronke Tiamiyu has in a relatively lengthy post justified the non-proportional age submissions of her colleague, Mercy Eke, a reality TV star.

However in the post shared via her official Snapchat account, Ronke Tiamiyu wrote strongly in support of age reduction and prove that it is baseless to drag anybody in this part of our world for age reduction.

It should be stressed that Ronke's reaction emanates from the criticism and jabs that was thrown against her colleague, Mercy Eke, vehemently by internet users over her age reduction. The Nigerian Voice recall that, social media users frowned at Eke lately yesterday when they discovered that her real age contradicts her claim; she claims 29 and her voter's card confirmed that her real age is 32.

Reacting to the controversies surrounding Mercy Eke’s age, actress Ronke Tiamiyu utters that our society found it easy to attack anyone who is at the age of 30 and hasn’t achieved a particular goal in life as she noted that they go as far as trolling a lady who is above 30 and single.

She noted that when it get to career level, some labels, organizers are ready not to give someone a deal or job if he or she is above a particular age.

Her words read,
She wrote, “I can’t blame anyone for reducing thier age. I know watin my ear don hear for this 33 years I de so. “She’s above 30 and single” “at 30 plus she doesn’t have this or that” there’s a way you will dress, you will hear “at your age” People in thier 30’s can relate. The society espect you to have made it in life at 30 or be married with kids and if you are not, you have failed. That’s why a lot of ladies rush into marriage, the fear of age shaming, “she never born at 30” instabloga I’m speaking from experience, some shows won’t even select u cause of your age,the age shaming is crazy in this part of the world. My people if you must reduce your age to achieve a goal, reduce am,expecially when it has to do with your talent, career or a job, some record labels won’t give you a deal cause you old. Remember these trolls won’t pay your bills. They won’t feed your family. Talent is not enough in this industry o.

If a celebrity doing well at a certain age will put you under pressure, then you need to work on your mental strength, be your own role model and believe you can make it at any age,no one is trying to pressure you. Keep pushing, live your life.”

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