Adelle: I hated my body, it reminded me of my rape ordeal – Nairobi News

Ex-Kiss FM presenter Adelle Onyango. PHOTO | COURTESY

Former Kiss fm radio presenter Adelle Onyango has revealed how she hated her body for years after she was raped.

In an Instagram post, Adelle, who was in a bikini, said she hated her body because it reminded her of her scars and her rape ordeal.

In 2008, Adelle was raped by a stranger while she was leaving a house party to hit a club in Westlands.

I am so proud of the intentional work Ive done to get to a point of loving my body. For many years I hated it. I dont know, I think at the time parts of it reminded me of getting rapedthe scars. Then came eczema with its own scars as if to mock me, she wrote.

Adelle further indicated that since the rape ordeal and the eczema, a swimming suit became a no for her for years.

Getting into a swimsuit was justa no-no! Which sucked because Ive been a swimmer all my life and I loved it! So I hid it tights, long sleeves, double sleeves, dont swim, the works! I hardly looked at it. Didnt give it the healthy things it needed. For years.yikes!

Over the years however, she disclosed, she had learnt to love her body even though it has been a long journey of healing and acceptance.

But right now I respect and honor the divinity in this body. Its carried me through battlefields and continues to do so to date. Heres to intentional healing. Its hard. It takes time. Im not all the way there. But it really is the gateway to freedom! she concluded.

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