The Digest:
Nigerian music star Yemi Alade has opened up about her brief but intense struggle with smoking addiction during her university years, revealing how a period of experimentation quickly escalated into dependency before her own principles prompted her to quit.
Key Points:
- The "Johnny" singer shared her story on the "WithChude" podcast.
- She said smoking began as an experiment but soon became a nightly need.
- Alade found herself hiding cigarettes in public to protect her image.
- The secrecy created an internal conflict and discomfort with her actions.
- She made a personal rule: if she had to hide it, she wouldn’t do it.
- The singer also noted that smoking was affecting her singing voice.
- The phase lasted less than a year due to her self-imposed discipline.
Sources: TheCable, WithChude Podcast
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