Why People Get Surprised to Hear My Age - Omowunmi Dada

Nigerian actress Omowunmi Dada is opening up about being a brown skin girl, skincare, and why people get surprised when they hear her age. Here's what Omowunmi Dada had to say during a recent interview with Channels Teleision.

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Speaking about her experience being a brown skin actress, Omowunmi Dada said:

OMOWUNMI DADA: When I started acting for example, most of the roles would go to ladies who were yellow. I mean, you were either really really fair, which made a lot of actors go to alter their skins, or you were half-cast, or you weren't going to get the roles. But for people like us who stood our grounds and who let our talents shine, yes, it took time, but now we're shining. Everybody is going for the brown skin girl and most importantly for our industry, because the whole world has started to accept our brown skin, our industry we see more brown skin girls ruling the screens right now. So yes, brown skin is winning, except your naturally fair y'know.

Speaking about skincare, aging, and why people get surprised to hear her age, Omowunmi Dada said:

OMOWUNMI DADA: There is nothing as important as taking care of your body first because your body is a vessel that carries your spirit and your soul. And one of the things that you can do to take care of your body apart from eating healthy and exercising is your skincare. Beauty comes from inside out, but the out is also very important. Skincare - wash your face, shower twice daily at least, moisturize, tone, and most importantly, use the sun protector - that is your SPF, it is extremely important. And also, apart from helping you glow, helping you look beautiful, it also helps you not to look your age.

There's absolutely nothing wrong aging, but you shouldn't just look your age. And with good skincare, and a good routine, you're definitely not going to look your age. A lot of people meet up with me and say "Oh Omowunmi, how old are you?", and when I tell them they're like "whew ok! You don't look your age", especially when I don't have makeup on. If not for events, I go everyday with no makeup on. The bedrock for any makeup is a good skin. When you have a good skin, makeup just does little to enhance it.

I am a huge fan and a huge advocate for the brown skin. I am brown. I take care of my skin. I have no intentions of bleaching, whitening, or doing anything because I know that black and brown is beautiful in its original form.

Omowunmi Dada is 33 years old.

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