BBC was forced to issue an apology to Nairobi Diaries star Bridget Achieng' after receiving heavy backlash over their Shuga docu-series in which she was featured.
An episode of the show recently aired in which Achieng' spoke out on the shocking things girls were forced to do by men commonly known as 'sponsors' in exchange for cash.
The socialite, however, came out guns blazing as she accused BBC of misleading her on the nature of the production and portraying her 'as a prostitute' despite her other ventures.
She claimed that she had worked with the BBC team for at least two months on the series only for them to edit her appearance on the show to a few minutes.
"I was shocked I did a 2 months documentary only for them to cut my interviews and make me look like I am a prostitute.
"I hate the fact that media takes advantage of artists and my interview being twisted and all," she stated in an interview with Ghafla.
Bridget received the support of a section of Kenyans on social media who accused BBC of distorting her story as others lumped them together with other Western media outlets known to portray only negative images of Africa.
BBC eventually issued an apology admitting that their production was inaccurate and further acknowledged Achieng's other business ventures.
"Following some inaccurate coverage of Bridget in the Kenyan media, the BBC would like to make clear that, as we show in our film, Bridget ran a jewellery business, contributes to Nairobi Diaries and leads a charitable foundation for children in Kibera.
"She currently runs an interior design consultancy in Nairobi, and has recently announced that she is expecting a baby," they noted.
In the documentary, Bridget had admitted to having started out as a sex worker when she was desperate for the money on offer.
“I had to do it to just get back up, it’s not something any woman should be proud of doing.
“I tried (the trade), I wouldn’t say I didn’t try, you are a desperate girl looking for money and this guy offers you like 10 thousand dollars (about Sh1 million) to just to go and visit him. 10 thousand dollars! Some people have never seen 10 thousand dollars in their life. You just need to look pretty and get 10,000 dollars and get on that flight and do what you have to do," she stated.
You can watch the episode here:
