Serena Williams (43) has hit back at her ‘haters’ after she was accused of bleaching her skin.
The star, who has daughters Olympia (7) and Adira (1) with her husband, Alexis Ohanian, has rubbished speculation that she’s purposely altered her complexion.
During a recent make-up tutorial for her Wyn Beauty brand, Williams said: “That is actually my skin colour and no, for you haters out there, I do not bleach my skin. There is a thing called sunlight and in that sunlight, you get different colours.”
Williams, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, has insisted she’s proud of who she is.
She said: “I’m calling you out on this, because it is ridiculous. Everyone’s like, ‘Oh, she bleached her skin’. I’m a dark, black woman and I love who I am and I love how I look.”
Williams doesn’t have any issues with people who choose to lighten their skin, however, it’s not something she’s interested in doing.
“If people do it, that’s their thing and they have every opportunity and they should. I don’t judge, but you guys do. But that’s what this world is about and I stay in my lane – the non-judgy one and I keep it.
“But no, I actually don’t bleach my skin, so can we just kinda clear that up?” she said.
The Grand Slam-winning star, who retired from tennis in 2022, insisted she’s firmly focused on her family life, describing her children as a her “biggest love”.
Williams told Extra: “They’re like my biggest love, so I’m obsessed with those kids.” – IOL Lifestyle
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