No Regrets About My Intimate Stage Display With Singer Timaya, I Am An Entertainer –Comedian Real Warri Pikin Fights Criticisms
Comedian Real Warri Pikin has insisted that she had no regrets about her visually amorous performance with Singer Timaya on stage, saying it came with her terrain as an entertainer.
The incident occurred on Saturday September 12 at the African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) festival in Dallas, Texas, where Real Warri Pikin won the Best Stand-Up Comedian award, and Timaya performed among the Nigerian artistes.
Shaking off the harsh backlash over talks that she had disrespected her husband by the performance, the Comedian said in a video this weekend that she would repeat her actions and defended them as part of her work as an entertainer.
“I did what I did with my full chest and I will do it over and over again. I’m not sorry. I will never be sorry. I’m an entertainer. The stage is my shrine,” she said.
Real Warri Pikin also said she would continue creating content despite the criticism, adding that she was only getting started.
Her comments come after she faced criticism from some social media users over her conduct during Timaya’s performance.
A video from the event showed the Comedian joining Timaya on stage during his performance of his hit song, Ukwu, before the Singer lifted her as part of his performance.
The footage subsequently circulated on social media, drawing mixed reactions, particularly from some Nigerians who considered the interaction inappropriate because the Comedian is married.
On Sunday, Real Warri Pikin addressed the controversy in a selfie-style Instagram video captioned, “Abeg make Una nor Vex.”
Explaining how she ended up on stage, the Comedian said she had been backstage enjoying Timaya’s performance when the Singer asked for a woman to join him during Ukwu.
She said she responded instinctively to the call, caught up in the excitement of the performance, without fully considering what would happen on stage.
According to her, she became reluctant when she realised Timaya intended to lift her and could be seen in the viral footage pleading with him not to do so.
She said she eventually went along with the stunt after the Singer urged her not to disrupt his performance.
Pulling a woman from the audience or stage and lifting her during Ukwu has become a recurring feature of some of Timaya’s live performances.
