BEVERLY HILLS, September 05, (THEWILL) – Popular Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, has disclosed that due to lack of money she had to stay in a shelter meant for poor people who have drug addiction-related issues in New York.
The former Mavins first lady stated this during a surprise party organized by her friends for her the launch of her latest album, Celia.
“I think I was 22 and we were in New York. I was living in Bed-Stuy, kind of like a shelter. A lot of people didn’t know this. I was in a shelter for women that had drug abuse problems.
“I just graduated from school. You know as an international student you can’t work. So, I couldn’t work. I was doing the side thing in Bed-Stuy which is like the hood in Brooklyn.”
She also revealed that a former beauty queen, Elizabeth Elohor, rescued her when she was seriously hungry and had no cash for food.
She continued: “I remember when I ran into Elizabeth Elohor, a former beauty queen, who took me out to eat in New York when I was hungry.
“She was ordering food and I ordered appetizers because I was so broke and I was so hungry.
“And I remember she was looking at me and asked, ‘what are you ordering?’ And I was just lying that I’m not hungry.
“And then she just started asking me, ‘are you sure?’ And then I just started crying. And then she’s just like, ‘what is the matter?’ I said, ‘Elohor, I don’t have money.’
“She just started ordering stuff and she even ordered stuff for me to take home.
“I remember going home to my little box or whatever, and I was just crying. This girl literally made my day.
“So, the first time they put my picture in Times Square, she was the first person I called.”
