Bimpe Akintunde, a Yoruba Nollywood actress, is grieving the loss of plus-sized activist Monalisa Stephen.
According to a Gossipinfo report on Wednesday, Seun Oloketuyi, the CEO of Best of Nollywood (BON), announced her death on Instagram, saying that she passed away in Lagos on Tuesday, May 13th, after battling with low blood sugar and internal bleeding. Her immediate younger sister confirmed the news to him.
Reacting to the news, Bimpe lamented why Monalisa didn’t reach out to all during her trying times. The Yoruba actress prayed that her sweet soul rest in peace as she sent a condolence message to her family.
“Monaaaaaa, you go at least call or message me when you were going through all of that naaaaaa, haaaaaahaaaaaaaa Eleyi ba mi lojiji.
Sebi me n you dey talk naaaa? I pray your sweet soul find eternal Rest Aburo mi daada
My condolences to @iamolasamuel and Family, A o ni ri iru e mo lola oluwa oba.
Goodnight, Monalisa Stephen”.
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Back in 2022, the plus-size advocate revealed how she had been battling Diabetes since she was a child. The TV star further revealed that she was recuperating gradually and had also been dealing with trolls who drop a lot of negative comments on her social media pages.
In March, Nollywood lost a veteran, Nkechi Nweje. According to reports, the movie star died after a brief illness.
A month before Nkechi’s death, Nollywood lost a veteran and an academia, Columbus Irisoanga. His colleague, Hilda Dokubo, posted the sad news on her Instagram page, expressing how heartbroken and heavy her heart was over the bad news.
