Lynda Nyangweso: I wanted to commit suicide but was worried my mum won’t find a fitting coffin

Lynda Nyangweso. [Courtesy]

You would be forgiven for thinking that only the obese suffer body-shaming until you meet skinny Kenyans who have equally endured barbs. Body shaming, whether you’re a bag of bones or otherwise, has led to untold psychological trauma especially when unleashed on social media.

It is worse if you’re a media personality or celebrity. Like radio girl Lynda Nyangweso. In an Instagram video in 2019, she opened up how she was called a whale and got so afraid of eating.