Uche Ogbodo Breaks Silence: Why I Chose Surgery After 3 Cesareans -

Nollywood star Uche Ogbodo has spoken candidly about her decision to undergo body enhancement surgery, insisting it was a choice made not out of vanity but for her mental health, confidence, and honesty.

In an interview on Saturday the actress and mother of three revealed that her body struggles began after childbirth, especially following three cesarean sections. For her, the mirror became a reminder of how far her physique had shifted from the image she once knew.

“After my third baby, I didn’t like what I saw when I looked at myself,” Ogbodo confessed. “I owed it to myself to be happy and confident. I did the surgery for me—not for anyone else—because I needed to feel good and enough.”

Unlike many celebrities who often deny or keep quiet about their cosmetic procedures, Ogbodo chose transparency. She argued that honesty should be a duty, particularly for public figures who are seen as role models.

“I always find it awkward that celebrities lie about surgery. You disappear, then come back with a banging body, pretending you were born that way. That’s deception,” she said. “I want to use my journey to preach hope, to encourage women who don’t believe in themselves.”

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The actress explained that motherhood had taken a visible toll on her body, especially after multiple surgeries. Her butt enlargement and body contouring, she revealed, were ways of reclaiming her self-image in a world where body perfection is often demanded but rarely acknowledged as “worked on.”

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“Nobody is moulded in perfection, especially not mothers. So why should I pretend? If I worked on my body, I’ll say it,” she added.

Her decision was backed by her husband, whom she said fully understood the emotional weight behind her struggles.

On the health risks often associated with cosmetic surgery, Ogbodo was pragmatic:

“There’s danger in everything—even malaria. But I trusted the hands I was in. For me, the benefits outweighed the fears.”

By baring it all, Uche Ogbodo challenges Nollywood’s culture of silence around body enhancement, setting herself apart as one of the few willing to admit that beauty, sometimes, is not always “natural”—and that honesty, too, can be empowering.