Actress Queen Wokoma faces backlash for wearing short dress to Junior Pope's funeral

Nollywood actress Queen Wokoma has found herself on the wrong side of the court of opinion because of her sheer and short outfit worn at her colleague Junior Pope's funeral, held on April 17, 2024.

The actress took to Instagram to post the pictures taken at the funeral, with the caption, "Here to pay our last respect to our Friend and Colleague. #ripjnrpope 🕊️". It was quickly noticed that she sported a short black dress, sheer stockings and black heels, and social media users swiftly called her out for dressing "Innaproptiately."

"If y’all really cared so much about this guy like y’all claimed, you wouldn’t have even bothered about looking nice to the funeral. It’s a young guy whose life was cut shut in a tragic way and look at how you even posed for the picture. U did well," a follower said, expressing her disapproval.

Another person reprimanded her saying, "You did well by going but this ur dressing is really a party wear" You actually wore that to a burial????'Na club you dey go? Abi na Wetin you dey celebrate?"

Other users commented, "Na everything be show off for una Asaba wood?", "Pls this is inappropriate for a funeral pls..do better,no hates pls…one love!"

Queen Wokoma faced backlash from other user's who said, "Your outfit is inappropriate period 📌," "Make Una try Dey get sense small,no be everything dem go Dey tell person…….you want to follow the dead and trend abi……you have it 🤦🏻‍♀️."

Junior Pope sadly passed away in a tragic boat accident that claimed the lives of four others on April 10. He and the crew were on their way back from shooting a movie scene when their boat capsized on the Anam River in Anambra State.

Pictures taken at the funeral which held at St. Peter’s Catholic Parish, Ukehe, in Enugu State, showed the actor's inconsolable wife, children and loved ones at the