Nigerian singer Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye popularly known as Simi has continued to suffer bodyshaming and fashion policing from fans who seem too concerned about what she wears or how she looks.
She yet again suffered a backlash during the recently held BBNaija love eviction show, where she performed two of her hit songs. She wore a crop top outfit which displayed the better part of her tummy.
"If Simi can expose this belle, I die if I don’t wear crop top tomorrow," a fan wrote on instagram.
Another fan wrote; "said That's how somebody said simi's stomach is making more WAVES than her this year."
While many are body-shaming her, others have been inspired by the level of self-confidence she displayed to be able to wear whatever she likes regardless.
When Simi went to perform a number of her biggest songs (and show off her mean shaku-shaku), she was expecting that fans would notice her street credibility and her shoes.
Instead, the attention focused on her stomach bulge which was somewhat prominent in her fit-up for the night.
The performance had barely begun when fans, particularly on Twitter, started making comments and asking very funny (and somewhat inane) questions about her bulge.
Simi has never been one to enjoy the people's love when it comes to her personal style, beauty and fashion choices. So understandably, most users believed this could only end in one way.
But then Simi flipped the script by making light of the faux pas and taking all the veiled dragging like a sport.
When one follower asked if she was pregnant and why she was fat in her tummy region, Simi responded with the obvious, "I'm fat in my tummy region".
Apart from recording an important W against the haters, Simi sent an crucial message of body positivity that will resonate loudly in a society where unrealistic beauty standards are enforced like criminal laws.
It's even better that it comes from someone who has become a punching bag for enforcers of this standard.
