- Chef Dammy, shared her experience with cyberbullying.
- The online harassment started after her public recognition during a 2023 cook-a-thon event.
- Her story highlights the challenges faced by public figures in the digital age.
Nigerian chef Damilola Adeparusi, popularly known as Chef Dammy, has opened up about her experience with cyberbullying.
She explained that the online attacks began after she gained public attention during her 2023 cook-a-thon attempt.
In an interview on Thursday, Chef Dammy admitted that she never anticipated the cookathon would attract so much attention or go viral.
She said, “My interest in cooking started when I began living alone as a student. Even the cookathon, I didn’t know it was going to be viral. I didn’t even tell my parents about it; they just saw me. I was shocked to see myself on social media.
“If you had asked me this question two years ago or a year ago, I might be crying. But now I’m happy I can talk about this without crying.
“There was a time in my life I was even telling God, ‘Can this wait a bit? Can I at least forget some things?’ I felt overwhelmed. The cyberbullying was just a little compared to what I experienced in real life. I was bullied, I was assaulted. I was broken. Social media broke me.”
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