I ‘died’ for my boyfriend so much I cannot remember how he toasted me – Omawumi

By Kaymi on June 15, 2013@dailystarngnews

Aww, such young love!

We have all been blinded by teenage love, one way or the other – it is all part of growing up.

The first crush, puppy love affair which we all encounter but forget quickly, however, singer Omawumi Megbele vividly remembers hers.

The popular songstress when asked about her first crush and boyfriend, in an interview with punch disclosed thus: “I can remember him. I think I ‘died’ for him so much I cannot remember how he toasted me.

You know when you like a boy so much and you try to catch his attention. He was my elder brother’s very good friend and it was like a taboo to have anything to do with your elder brother’s friend.

The elder brother would beat both the friend and the sister. That was the sort of position I was in. I still collected the beatings because when you are blinded with love, you would stick with the boy no matter what. Eventually, we were so in love for a long time.”

On how she reacts to criticisms: I’ll tell you the truth, I’m indifferent. I have developed a thick skin. I would not say that from the outset it never affected me. But it didn’t mean I put my hand under my cheek and started brooding.

I was just worried why this sort of thing happened. I am a solutions kind of person and so I started looking for solutions. I found out that there was no solution.

Whether you like it or not, people must talk about you. The more mysterious you are, the more stories would be woven around you. I figured that you win some and lose some, you cannot have it all.

The day you are the focus of the press, you just say by God’s grace, this too shall pass. I don’t like it when people form an opinion about me out of negative publicity, especially when it is not true and it affects my career.

That is the part I don’t like because I believe everybody puts a lot of hard work into their music. That’s why I always tell people, I’m not an angel. That is why I encourage people to just enjoy the music.

It is the music I am giving you, not my personal life, not who I am.

What influences her fashion sense

I try to be comfortable and look good as much as I can. It is not easy but I try. I’m not much of a fashion icon. I just know you wear fine blouse or skirt. I find it difficult to accessorise or match colours. I don’t know all those type of things. I started hearing it when I came to Lagos. I am a Warri girl.

Before now, I was all about my shirt and jeans. Some people say they like Omawumi but they wish I would dress better or that I need a stylist. I would tell you that it is fine.

I wish I would have a stylist, but in a situation where I don’t have one, as I dress, take it like that.

The most important thing is that I am putting out good music. The minute I become a 360 artiste – where I am selling my fashion as well as my music, then you can criticise but till then, accept me as I am.