Yoruba actress Iyabo Ojo started a foundation 3 years
ago called Sexy Pinky Ladies which caused some people to insinuate that
the female members of the group were all lesbians hiding under the name
of the foundation to carry out their
activities.
To correct this negative impression, Iyabo Ojo says she
had no choice but to change the NGO's name to Pinkies
Foundation. In a recent chat with Encomium mag, the actress who is
celebrating 3 years of running the NGO talked about the lesbian rumours and how she dealt with it..."It really wasn't easy but I think it was my fault. I
think the name we started with attracted all the controversies. When it
was Sexy Pink Ladies, people were attaching a lot of things to it. That
was why we had to rebrand and tell people it is a foundation. We are
just being focused because the bad press was too much. Some members
even had to opt out because the impression people had of us. This is
understandable because up to 80% of us are married and it was
causing some of them issues in their homes. So they had to leave the
group for the sake of their homes. Some remained and their spouses got
to know what we do and they saw that it's just unfounded rumor and they
supported us" she said.
