"There were many times where I was so frustrated and angry. I didn’t know who to blame or who to get angry at. I made every birthday wish, I lit every candle at church and did every prayer before bed. I said ‘God, please take this all away from me. Please make me normal," Velasquez told the crowd during one of her speaking engagements last year.
Velasquez has written two books, 'Be Beautiful, Be You and 'Choosing
Happiness' directed towards teenagers, which share personal stories from
her life and offer advice and talks about obstacles she has faced in
her life and how she's learned the importance of choosing to be happy
when it's all too easy to give up.Growing up in Texas, Velasquez was teased, gawked at or sometimes downright ignored. She remembers her first day of kindergarten and noticing for the first time in her life that other kids were scared of her. She went home and asked her parents what was wrong with her.
Mark Angel Comedy YouTube channel has reached a very significant
milestone of 500,000 subscribers within a 9-month time frame. The
achievement is quite impressive given the rapid rise of the channel
within a relatively short period of time. One of the major talking
points in the wake of the achievement is the role of kid comedienne
Emmanuella in the steady rise of the comedy YouTube channel.
Chris Brown's gorgeous 3 year old daughter, Royalty snagged her first
print modeling job with luxury brand clothing store, Child's play
clothing. Her proud dad shared the photos on his page. More photos after
the cut...
The 28 year old mother of one wore a skin tight mesh dress as she left
the Penthouse Nightclub in Hollywood last night after attending the
debut screening of her new TV series,
Rob & Chyna..
The Director of media and publicity of the National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC), Bose Aderibigbe revealed that the NYSC is in dire need of funds
and resources. Aderibigbe said N10, 500, budgeted by the government, is
no longer sustainable to purchase a complete set of kits for each corp
member in the NYSC.
According to The Guardian, Aderibigbe said that out of the 260,000 corp
members to be mobilised this year, 70,000 are still waiting.
She said:
After a three-day visit in Lagos, Nigeria, Facebook
founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived in Nairobi, Kenya for a visit.
He shared photos of himself on a wildlife tour around Lake Naivasha.
More photos as you continue...
Some celebrities just didn't cut in at the this year's VMAs . From bad
fancy dress costumes, nude bodysuits to bizarre wigs, the award red
carpet was flooded with fashion flops. Continue to see more photos.
Last night Nicki Minaj and singer Ariana Grande turned heads and eyes as
they simulated receiving oral sex from male dancers during a sporty
performance at the MTV Video Music Awards 2016.
Top Nollywood actresses are currently in Maryland, USA, shooting a new
movie titled 'Ladies First', which is being directed by Daniel
Ademinokan. Patience Ozokwor, Rita Edochie, Ini Edo, Ebube Nwagbo,
Treasure and Tracy Daniels, former professional footballer John Fashanu,
comedian Jedi Ayo and others are seen in BTS photos shared via
Instagram. More photos after the cut
The Nigerian Airforce has released a statement reacting to claims by
Boko Haram members that the Nigerian Airforce fighter jets during it's
operations, killed some of the abducted Chibok girls in the sects camp.
A Japanese plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu who says he's fallen in love
with the Nigeria's Under 23 team at Rio Olympics has promised to give each
player of the squad $30,000 if they win Gold, $20,000 if they win silver
and $12,000 for bronze.
A Nigerian Gay man David Ukre, who hails from Warri, Delta state, got married to his white partner Eric T. Shoen in New York, 
The Kardashian/Jenner clan stepped out in style to celebrate Kylie's
early 19th birthday party. In attendance were; Kris Jenner and her
toyboy Corey Gamble, Kourtney Kardashian and her ex/baby daddy Scott
Disick, Khloe Kardashian, Kylie's boyfriend Tyga, Hailey Baldwin and
other friends. See more photos after the cut
Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odunwodo and his wife Jennifer are
celebrating their second wedding anniversary. The couple got married in
2014 and have since welcomed a son. The actor shared these new photos of
his family on his IG page. He wrote;
The singer 
Kylie Jenner took to snapchat to share photos of herself braless in an
off white top, wearing a waist trainer and showing off her new Kylie
lipstick. More photos after the cut...
Yemi Alade, Swanky Jerry And Rechael Okonkwo Cover House of Maliq magazine May 2016 Edition. Continue to see more photos...
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's daughter North West, 2, had so much fun
when she alongside her cousins Penelope, three, and Mason, six were
taken to an amusement park in Havana, Cuba by their parents Kim and
Kourtney. More photos after the cut.
lol...An angry Keke NAPEP driver stripped naked in protest after a filling
station refused to sell fuel into his jerry can. See more photo after
the cut..
The daughter to popular Kenyan preacher Victor Kanyari of the Salvation
Healing Ministry has been coming under fire for a while over her show
off of what many have described as worldliness
The 33 year old rapper featured in a new music video with pop artist
Bebe
Rexha. In the explicit video for "No Broken Hearts", Nicki removed her
panties and twerked for the camera. Watch the video
The 27 year old sensational singer shared these photos on instagram today. Which look do you prefer?
A female lodger, identified only as Joy and said to be married with 5
kids, has been found dead in a room at the Triple F Hotel, Randle Road,
in the Apapa area of Lagos State.
The much anticipated 3rd edition of the Heineken’s Gidi Fest took place
some days ago and Nigerians were treated to thrilling performances by
D’banj, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Phyno, Timaya, Adekunle Gold and a list
of other A-list stars.
Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde pictured with Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles and her husband, Richard Lawson at
the 5th Gospel Goes to Hollywood Luncheon held in Los Angeles last week
Friday February 26th.
There were reports that the comedian and his interior designer wife have
separated and she moved out of their home. Mabel just shut down those
rumours with this pic and words...
The rapper has returned to her infamous full fringe, as she created four cute styles and looks from the same do.
The hip hop star revealed this during his guest appearance on new talk
show Kocktails with Khloe. In a raunchy game of f**k, marry and kill,
Tyga was
Actress and reality show producer Chika Ike stuns in new photos. More when you continue...
The comedian and event host has been endorsed as the brand ambassador for Malta Guinness. Big congrats to him!