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Popular actress and skit maker Lizzy Jay, also known as Adeyela Adebola, has revealed that comedy was never part of her original career plan.

In an interview on Nollywood on Radio, she disclosed that she initially aspired to become a singer and a medical doctor.

Speaking about her unexpected journey into skit-making, Lizzy Jay explained that it all began out of boredom while she was home alone.

“Nothing was on my mind when I started making skits. What was on my mind was to do music, go to school, and become a medical doctor,” she said. “Skit-making was just a way of killing boredom. I was home alone, had my phone, and needed to do something.”

She added that her decision to create skits wasn’t influenced by trends or other content creators. “It wasn’t like I planned or saw people doing skits and thought to copy. I was just bored, and I started making a skit,” she said.

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Lizzy’s breakthrough came when one of her skits, posted on Facebook, unexpectedly went viral after being shared by celebrities, including Nollywood star Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde.

The attention propelled her to take skit-making seriously, eventually establishing her as a successful content creator and actress in Nigeria’s entertainment industry.

“I knew my skit was beyond just a boredom killer after one of my skits, which I posted on my page on Facebook, was reposted by several celebrities, including Omotola Jolade on Instagram. So, at that point, I just thought I needed to continue what I started,” she added.

Lizzy also transitioned into Nollywood, starring in films like Dear Affy, Dubara, and The Order of Things.

Actress Lizzy Jay has addressed slim women, urging them not to succumb to societal pressure or bullying.

In her post on Instagram, Lizzy highlighted the extreme measures people take to achieve slimness, such as using medications like Monjaro and Ozempic, and drinking various mixtures.

Lizzy’s message served as a reminder to slim women to be confident and not let anyone make them feel inferior.

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She emphasised that they should not be pressured or bullied into conforming to societal standards of beauty.

Lizzy wrote: “Dear Slim women, or “Dry” or whatever the society chooses to call you, have you seen the rate at which people use Monjaro (or is it Kilimanjaro you people call it and Ozempic, just to get slim? Have you seen the rate at which people drink all sorts of mixtures just to get slim? Don’t let anybody pressure you o, most importantly don’t let anyone bully you, oloriburuku ni opolopo ninu won.”

The actress’ empowering words came after an Instagram user trolled her for her body size. 

Actress and comedienne Lizzy Jay has hit back at a social media troll who insulted her on Instagram.

The troll, identified as @jaiyeadewunmi, had commented on Lizzy’s post, calling her “dry.”

In response, Lizzy shared a screenshot of the comment and launched a scathing verbal attack.

She mocked the troll’s physical appearance, describing her as “shapeless” and “ugly,” while ridiculing her arms and legs.

Lizzy’s response was unapologetic, warning the troll not to visit her page “looking like a rejected sacrifice” and expect to go unchallenged.

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Her reaction has sparked a social media debate, with some users applauding her clapback while others criticized her for being too harsh.

She wrote: “If you want to come to my page and be a troll, at least come correct. Don’t come to my page looking like a rejected sacrifice and think you can troll me @jaiyeadewunmi
Anti, your mates are in the gym, trying to get fit, and you are here with your shapeless body, looking like a dead toad, calling someone else “dry”… Sis, I would rather be dry than look like you, Don’t you see how miserable you look in these pictures? Look at your legs, sis; look at your arms; someone with an Arm as big as yours shouldn’t be wearing “Armless clothes” Your thighs are beginning to overlap each other, yet you are here body shaming someone else; you’re ugly and tattered looking, so much that you will make a new baby cry. Anti Arugbo Ti kekere yemi, at this your age you’re already looking like a great grandma. Do you even look at yourself in the mirror at all? You sef do you like what you see? Are you proud of the fat pig you see in the mirror?”.