Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and actor, Tiwa Savage has opened up on how she turned a bad girl while talking about her crashed marriage with ex-husband, Tunji Balogun, popularly known as TeeBillz.
Savage, in an interview on The Receipts Podcast, accused the father of her son of being responsible for the divorce, stating that she did not break up with him.
According to her, TeeBillz announced their divorce while she was still struggling with postpartum depression after the birth of their son.
Tiwa Savage also stated that it was heartbreaking how the public blamed her for the marriage breakup, adding she became ‘African Bad Girl’ afterwards.
She said: “The way our situation happened, he announced it online. I did not break up with him, but I was the one being attacked.
“My baby was just a few months old at that time. My body wasn’t the same because I was dealing with postpartum and depression. Only a few people came to see me. Everyone went to him.
“It got worse after I did an interview to tell my side of the story. People were like, ‘How dare you go and talk? You are a woman, and you are supposed to build the house. It’s your fault.’
“It was very heartbreaking how the public blamed me. Ever since then, I was like, ‘I won’t ever talk about the situation.’ It was an eye-opener for me. It made me depressed and angry for so long. Then I became the ‘African Bad Girl.’ I started getting tattoos and wearing bikinis and short skirts.”