Beverly Naya: I lacked self esteem as a child, I never thought I was beautiful

Nollywood actress Beverly Naya has said she never really thought she was beautiful as a child, adding that she had low self-esteem issues.

The actress said she was bullied for “having really bad eczema, crooked teeth, a light bulb head and football legs”.

“I never thought I was beautiful as a child and once I hit my early teens, I found myself overcompensating for my lack of self esteem,” she wrote in a post on her Instagram page on Thursday.

“I wanted to please in every way to the detriment of my own happiness…this carried on into my early twenties when after two years of living in Nigeria.

“I nearly completely lost myself trying to fit in and be understood/liked. I guess growing up as an only child has partly attributed to my reserved nature.

“I’m an introvert when you first meet me but an extrovert when comfortable, most times socially awkward on first encounter (first few encounters in some cases lol) but my heart is always in the right place…I’m not perfect.”

The actress said if she could speak to her younger self, she would tell her of how beautiful she is and that “you are a gift from God”.