“I Was A Tomboy Until My Ex-Husband Rebranded Me”- Tiwa Savage

Tiwa Savage discussed her transformation from a tomboy to a prominent sex symbol in Afrobeats.
She appeared on the Afrobeats Intelligence podcast with Joey Akan to share her experiences.

Savage revealed that her early image was not glamorous; she often wore oversized, baggy clothes.

Nigerian music sensation Tiwa Savage has opened up about her journey from being a tomboy to becoming one of Afrobeats’ most iconic sex symbols.

Speaking during a recent episode of the Afrobeats Intelligence podcast with Joey Akan, the award-winning singer shared that her image wasn’t always glamorous. According to her, she used to dress in oversized, baggy clothes while working as a songwriter abroad.

Savage credited her former manager and ex-husband, Tunji Balogun, popularly known as Teebillz, for the shift in her public persona. She explained that after returning to Nigeria to pursue a solo career, Teebillz played a significant role in reshaping her image and brand into what fans now recognize as her signature style.

She said, “The sexiness in my 2024 single ‘Wanted’ music video felt groundbreaking at that time. Because I just got married and there’s a lot of press saying, ‘She’s not going to be desirable anymore. She’s finished. Her time is gone. There are new people on the scene.’ So, I was just like, let me do something crazy.

“That was me being rebellious. I was like, Oh! You guys think I’m not sexy anymore? To be honest, that wasn’t the aim, to just try to be sexy. Because naturally, I’m not. Naturally, I’m a tomboy. But again, TJ [Tunji Balogun] saw that there was a gap in the market and he was just like, you’ve to lose weight, you’ve to go to the gym, you’ve to start waxing your eyebrows. You’ve to start wearing wigs. He literally changed my whole appearance. I was not like that in L.A. when he met me.

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