Tiwa Savage, the Nigerian singer and songwriter, recently opened up about the emotional impact of her divorce from her ex-husband, Tunji Balogun, popularly known as TeeBillz. In an interview on The Receipts Podcast, Tiwa revealed that her ex-husband was the one who decided to end their marriage, not her.

She explained that TeeBillz publicly announced their divorce in 2018, while she was still struggling with postpartum depression after giving birth to their son. Tiwa shared how difficult it was to deal with the pressure of public judgment, especially when many people blamed her for the end of the marriage.

“It was heartbreaking how the public blamed me,” she said. Tiwa also mentioned that, after the divorce, she adopted the “African Bad Girl” persona as a way of coping with the emotional turmoil and the challenges she faced in the spotlight.

Her story highlights the tough realities of dealing with personal issues in the public eye and the impact of public scrutiny on celebrities.

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.”