'My Mom Worried Because My Self Esteem Quickly Took A Nose Dive,' Kambua Reveals

Piece by: Grace Kerongo
Lifestyle

Gospel star Kambua Manundu is the picture of confidence. You would never suspect that she suffered low self esteem over a condition she had no control over.

Kambua has retold her story to help inspire other young girls.

The TV host and award winning star revealed that she did not always have a flawless face.

She wrote on social media, "I had always known beautiful, flawless skin until I hit 16! What? Pimples. One, then two, three, then ten! Like overnight they kept springing up. I was so confused. And so were the people around me. The "wajuaji" told me to stop taking margarine, stop eating chocolate, stop using "that" cream...the list was daunting, and endless????"

"My mom worried because my self esteem quickly took a nose dive. She created home remedies that worked for the most part but didn't solve the problem because the root cause could not be topically fixed. I was an adolescent. My hormones were in FULL gear and they did not allow me the discretion I yearned for. My hormones announced to all and sundry that yes, my body was changing," Kambua added.

Kambua revealed the secret to her picture perfect photoshoots and TV appearance.

"I have not known "flawless" skin since. I don't just "wake up like this". It takes work! And a glam team sometimes. Lol????. But I have also come into my own, by loving who I am, pimples or not. Given that I take care of myself (eating well, taking lots of water, and using the right skincare regime). I wish that as a 17, 18, year old someone told me that the acne flare up was not my fault- it was not the chocolate etc, it was just hormones," Kambua explained.

"I wish I knew then that a good dermatologist could bring my acne under control. I wish I knew that there's so much more to what being a girl is than what she looks like. I'm so glad that Always has a program to keep girls in school whilst educating them about the changes their bodies undergo. I'm sending tonnes of hugs to any teenage girl, any young woman utterly frustrated by the onset of acne. You are not your skin! You are so much more ???" she concluded.