Saturday, October 25, 2025 - Nigerian Afrobeat star Yemi Alade has revealed that lying about her age for years once pushed her into depression.
Speaking during an interview with media personality Chude
Jideonwo, the singer said she spent three years telling people she was 22 —
until she realized she was actually 25.
According to her, the realization left her shaken, as she
struggled to accept the truth about her real age.
“There was a time someone asked me how old I was, and for
about three years I kept saying 22. Then one day I calculated it and realized I
was already 25,” she said.
Yemi admitted the discovery messed with her head.
“I was depressed for a few days because my mind couldn’t
process it. It was mental — for three years, I didn’t know my age,” she added.
Yemi Alade said the experience taught her a tough lesson
about honesty and self-awareness, describing that period as one of the
strangest phases of her life.
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