Key Points
- Former classmate praises her school record but calls her life sad. Temmie Ovwasa replies online and firmly rejects the pity tone.
- She lists work wins in music, art, books and farming. The singer notes three houses built for herself and family.
- Ovwasa says bright kids often question rules instead of fitting in. She insists her private tattooed gay life is not a tragedy.
Singer Temmie Ovwasa (Temmie Ovwasa) has pushed back at a former schoolmate. He wrote that it was sad to see how she turned out.
The post praised her as the brightest girl in their secondary school set. He recalled she was head girl, wrote the anthem and led science classes. ValidUpdates recently covered bold talk in Terry G says he serves.
Classmate’s comment sparks defence and debate
Many readers felt the classmate mocked her looks, tattoos and open gay identity. Others saw it as concern but still agreed the words sounded harsh.
Ovwasa replied with a long note that calmly ripped apart the pity. She said it was strange to cast her life as a sad tale.
The singer stressed that bright children often grow into adults who question rules. In her view, they rarely fit neat boxes built by older people.
Singer lists career wins and steady progress
Ovwasa wrote that she once studied medicine before leaning fully into art. She now works as a singer and artist and owns a farm.
At twenty eight, she has built one house for herself in town. She also built a home for her sister and another for her mother.
Ovwasa added that she joined an artist stay at Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany. There she worked with a rare African music store and archive.
She said some scholars now write long school papers about her work as queer artist. In those spaces, she claimed, her name carries strong weight and respect.
Private life, tattoos and choice to break norms
The singer said she has six albums, a published book and another coming. She also speaks four tongues, plays five tools and loves making art.
Ovwasa wrote that she was never going to live like her old classmates. She said claims that call her path tragic show poor insight.
Her post argued there is nothing sad about being private, tattooed, gay and rich. She said she feels free because she will not chase old social rules.
Some fans linked her bold note to other frank music stories this month. They compared the tone with B-Red names Wizkid Nigeria’s biggest, another sharp talking piece.
Others simply praised her for backing her words with clear work and results. A few critics still said they missed the quiet girl from school days.
Ovwasa ended by asking her classmate to show pride or dislike openly. She reminded him that her life is real, not a film script
