General News | 30 November 2025 12:44 CET

‎"They Sometimes Forget We Bleed The Same Way" - Wumi Toriola Reacts To Claims That Celebrities Shouldn't Respond To Trolls

By Oluwarantimi Oludase

Popular Nollywood actress, Wumi Toriola, has responded to the claims that celebrities are not expected to respond to trolls.

The Nigerian Voice recalls that Wumi Toriola was recently labelled by a troll as a "mother of one child." Blowing how, she posted the troll's picture on her Instagram page, urging her fans to bombard him with curses.

The actress' action didn't sit down well with many, who noted that she is a celebrity and should not have responded to the troll.

Addressing those with the mindset and belief that celebrities should keep silent to trolls, Wumi said that celebrities also bleed the ame way, stressing that fame doesn't cancel feelings.

She, however, revealed that she had retracted her post on the troll, appreciating the public for their support.

She wrote:
"Okay, so I heard my previous post’s subject is a serial bully.

Ok na, we move.
Not here anymore.
Thank you all.
Some say public figures shouldn’t respond to bullies

They sometimes forget we bleed the same way
“Fame doesn’t cancel feelings, we are humans before anything else..

They say “silence is strength, but a lot of times, Silence is just a wounded human trying to stay composed."

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