Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday, says she personally tracked down and facilitated the arrest of the woman who secretly filmed her during a workout session at a Lagos gym, a video that went viral and fueled intense body-shaming earlier this year.

Speaking on a trending episode of the Honest Brunch Podcast, the actress recounted how the unauthorised clip sparked public mockery and how she insisted on holding the culprit accountable after the gym allegedly refused to disclose her identity.

“iFitness hid her information from me. I found her. I got her arrested, of course,” Blessing said, expressing anger over what she described as a gross violation of her privacy.

Before revealing details of the arrest, the actress condemned those who mocked her appearance in the leaked footage, defending her natural body and dismissing comparisons with women who had undergone cosmetic surgery.

“You get BBL, you dey snap me wey get natural body. Are you stupid, sis?” she said bluntly on the podcast, insisting that she dresses for comfort at the gym, not to impress anyone.

“This is who I have been. I wear the clothes that make me feel comfortable. I’m not trying to hide from nobody,” she added, noting that she would not pretend to look flawless while exercising.

The actress became the subject of wide online discourse after the secretly captured gym video, showing her without makeup and visibly exhausted, circulated on social media.

Many users contrasted the footage with her polished Instagram photos, prompting a wave of body-shaming. (TRIBUNE)

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