Bridget: I bleached after TV rejected me because I was dark-skinned. I didn’t change my skin colour because of a man

Socialite Bridget Achieng has opened up yet again on why she decided to bleach her skin.

Speaking in an interview on NTV, Achieng said being a dark skin frustrated her because she was always treated negatively.

“I didn’t change my skin color because of a man, I changed it to feel good about myself. Because at that time I felt that if I complied to society’s standards of beauty, I would look better and get anything I want,” she revealed on the Wicked Edition.

Rejected

Achieng shared a story where she was rejected for a TV job because she dark-skinned a thing that really broke her heart.

“I once went to an interview for a TV station. I won’t mention the name. I was the first runners up but walinikataa juu mimi ni mweusi wakachukua msichana mwingine hapo zero-zero juu ni light skin. So kutoka hapo nilijam. Nikasema ni juu ya kupaka mafuta? Nikaamua kupaka mafuta nikuwe mweupe. It has worked in my favour. I don’t regret doing it anyway that’s why I say it boldly.”