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In the world of fame, there exists a curious phenomenon - celebrities who, despite their undeniable talents and successes, seem to always be receiving the ire of the public.
Here are 7 Nigerian celebrities that people just love to hate:
1. DJ Cuppy
Billionaire heiress Florence "Cuppy" Otedola is one Nigerian celebrity that people just can't stand for some reason. Some would say it's because of her childish, carefree persona, others say its her obsession with the colour pink, and some people will say it's because of her attempts at music.
Cuppy, a popular DJ, has acquired academic degrees from prestigious universities. She's an awarded philanthropist and barely gets involved in scandals, but no matter what she does, she always faces backlash from Nigerians on social media.
Let's call a spade a spade; the simple answer to why many people love to deride DJ Cuppy is because her daddy is filthy rich.
2. Burna Boy
Some people are not going to like the fact that their fave is on this list, but the African Giant is another celebrity with whom Nigerians have a love-hate relationship. Burna Boy is a talented musician, but sometimes his personality puts Nigerians off, and they hate it.
Whenever he is in the news for anything aside from his musical feats, it's sometimes something bad. Nigerians love Burna, but when he does certain things such as kicking a fan at his concert, the switch flips.
Remember when he straight-up insulted his fans who waited on him for hours at his concert? Sheesh! People did not like that very much. Burna has also insulted the very genre his music belongs to, saying it "has no substance." Then he said he's not an Afrobeats artiste.
Nigerians may love him, but not enough to excuse his bad behaviour when it rears head.
3. Toke Makinwa
Media personality, Toke Makinwa has had her fair share of the love/hate relationship from with the Nigerian public. Sometimes, people don't like what she has to say on matters and she has a talk show where she does just that.
An entertainer? Yes? A fashion icon? Yes! Comments about her body? They've had plenty.
Let's not forget when she attended the United Nations COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai back in December 2023, an event attended by advocates and climate change enthusiasts. Nigerians simply asked her why she was there and tackled her fashion.
4. Naira Marley
This very controversial artist is also a celebrity Nigerians love to hate. Known for his provocative lyrics and his unapologetic attitude, people often call him a bad influence on young people who listen to his music. From his love of weed, to his modes of dressing, to his streets music, people just do not like him.
The on-again, off-again love for the Soapy singer hit a downward spiral when he became a suspect in the untimely passing of Mohbad in September 2023. Social media users actively called for his arrest after an old video of Mohbad saying "if anything happens to me, hold Naira Marley" hit the internet. That week, Marley lost 50,000 followers on Instagram. His reputation has not recovered since. However, some of his fans remain loyal.
5. Eniola Badmus
Eniola Badmus is an actress that Nigerians also love to hate at times. Nigerians have body shamed her over the years due to her stature. Then, when she lost weight and unveiled her new curvy look, people became focused on her weight loss method and tackled her on that too.
None of the hate compares to the moment she publicly expressed her support for politician Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the presidential election campaign in 2023. Her endorsement opened up a new realm of hatred for the veteran, and it has not stopped since.
6. Phyna
Big Brother Naija star Phyna is definitely a celeb that Nigerians love to hate. She's always saying something and ends up trending on X because of it. Even when narrating her personal experience, she ends up on the wrong side of social media and consistently gets attacked. And when she drops her hot takes, like her stance on abortions, she instantly gets thrown into the hot seat.
Remember when Davido said that he doesn't know her? Nigerians sure had a field day with that and dragged her.
It seems like no matter what she does, people just hate Phyna at times, Even she says it that people hate her for no reason.
7. Yul Edochie
The once-loved actor has indeed become one of the most derided Nigerian celebrities of recent. Things went downhill for the actor from the moment the infidelity rumours hit the internet, then intensified when he decided to marry a second wife after getting her pregnant.
His wife and mother of his four children was not there for it, and sadly, they lost one of their children, Kambili.
After Kambili passed away, even though he was in mourning, Edochie was dragged and the dragging worsened when his first wife May served him divorce papers. Then on top of that, Edochie all of a sudden started campaigning for Bola Tinubu as his candidate of choice for the presidency and many people did not like that either.
Social media users love couple content, but not when it comes to this actor. Whenever he posts his second wife Judy Austin, he gets dragged for that too.
He got dragged so many times that he once said that he was being bullied on social media, likening himself to late singer Mohbad. Nigerians did not take the comparison to their adored singer lightly, and dragged him some more.