Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, better known by his stage name Spyro, has expressed how challenging it is to be a celebrity in Lagos, revealing that “billings choke.”
On Wednesday, the singer took to his Instagram to share a frustrating experience he faced as a celebrity in Lagos.
He recounted being insulted by a man after he promised to assist him the following day, explaining that he couldn’t help at that moment.
The artist behind the hit song “Who’s Your Guy” also shared the financial burden of his lifestyle, stating that he spends a minimum of N100,000 every time he steps out and an estimated N15 million annually.
He wrote, “Really hard being a celebrity in this lagos I told a guy I don’t have today and that I will see him next day and he rained insults on me Every day I step out of my house I spend a minimum of 100k on givings, now let’s do the maths..let’s say I go out 3 time a week, that’s 300k per week making 1.2m per month and that’s about 15 million a year
KILODE”
“If I enter restaurant, Billings go dey wait me outside, I enter church, same thing…Enter estate, same, carry phone enter online, na same same.
“Everybody wants to take, but nobody dey give you and nobody thinks of how you are faring.
“S/O to every one of my colleagues out there going through this, y’all are the real MVPs and I celebrate you.”