Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday has disclosed that she arrested the woman who secretly filmed her at the gym, sparking widespread mockery and body-shaming earlier this year.
The actress made the revelation on a now-viral episode of the Honest Bunch Podcast shared on the platform’s Instagram page, where she opened up about the incident and how she tracked down the woman behind the controversial clip.
Blessing said she was enraged by the violation of her privacy, noting that she had initially reached out to the gym for information but was shut out.
“iFitness hid her information from me… I found her. I got her arrested, of course”, she stated, adding that she was determined to hold the woman accountable.
Before confirming the arrest, the actress fiercely defended her natural body and criticised those who body-shamed her after the unflattering footage circulated.
“You get BBL, you dey snap me wey get natural body. Are you stupid, sis?” she fired back on the podcast, dismissing comparisons between surgically enhanced bodies and real-life figures.
She insisted that her gym outfits and appearance had nothing to do with impressing social media users or meeting unrealistic beauty standards.
“This is who I have been. I wear the clothes that make me feel comfortable. I’m not trying to hide from nobody,” she said, explaining that looking exhausted during workouts was normal and nothing to be ashamed of.
Nkechi Blessing became a trending topic months ago after a photo and video of her sweating, bare-faced and visibly tired at the gym, recorded without her consent, went viral across social media. The footage sparked criticism comparing her candid gym look to her glamorous Instagram photos.
Responding at the time, the actress reminded critics that she exercises for wellness, not for aesthetics, writing that her aim was to “stay fit and healthy, not for a fashion show.” She said she initially decided not to press charges, choosing instead to leave the matter “in the hands of God.”
However, the actress has since turned the situation around, leaning into body positivity and even launching an online challenge to encourage women with big stomachs to embrace their natural bodies unapologetically.