Ex-beauty queen Anna Banner recently opened up about her struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts. The 25-year-old took to her Instastory on Monday 1st February to narrate how she was depressed for years while regretting the decisions she had made over time. She also revealed how she got pregnant and dropped out of school at the age of 20.
“For almost six years now, I’ve had sad birthday experiences. It was pretty frustrating but I advised to always wear a smile to cover up the pain and sadness. Fake it till you make it smile was my hashtag,” the ex-beauty queen wrote.
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“I lost myself; screamed silently for help. No one but God heard me. I had a beautiful baby girl at 20. Unmarried, young, and a school dropout. Five years later, I’m a graduate. I thought of quitting school many times. Trust me, I didn’t care anymore. It was too much to handle. Mentally, I was frustrated. At some point, my daughter couldn’t recognise me. She called her grandma mummy instead. I was shattered”.
“We don’t have it all figured out. I was suicidal at some point in my life. I never knew what depression was until I experienced it. It wasn’t pretty at all. I was ashamed of my body and some decisions I made. I lost self-confidence.”
Ebiere noted that she started to pull through after she made a personal decision to be unconditionally happy. She revealed her silent struggles have made her stronger and wiser as she encouraged her followers not to give up.
“These are not half of the silent struggles but, guess what, I came out stronger and wiser. You might be going through worse but I can confidently tell you that you’ll be fine! Just don’t give up.”
In November 2020, Anna bagged a bachelor’s degree in Rural Development and Ecotourism at a Ghanaian varsity.
Anna Banner won the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria title in 2013, represented Nigeria at that year’s Miss World pageant. She was appointed special assistant on culture and tourism to Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State.
In 2015, she got pregnant for Nigerian music sensation Flavour and bore a daughter, Sofia Okoli
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