Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie has addressed her drastic weight loss, revealing that she had a cancer scare and a thyroid removal surgery.
Johnson-Okojie’s trimmed figure sparked conversations online, and in a recent chat with fellow acting veteran Joke Silva, she opened up on her health challenges.
“I had a cancer scare and I had my thyroid removed,” Johnson-Okojie recounted.
“I was like a journey for us because we have kids and my lastborn was six months old at that time, we [my husband and I] kept saying, we had to understand this is the new us, let’s go get the surgery done.
“When we got there, they said that I was going to be on medication for the rest of my life. We had to sit down, they were saying I can’t miss my medication, telling me the side effects.
“So, I’m reconciling with this, you are saying [my weight loss]. I’m at the point where you realised that this is where we are, let’s grow from here and live in this comfort zone,” she added.