They said I was dying of HIV - Vera Sidika

With over 1 Million followers on Instagram, thousands of blog posts about her and countless TV interviews Vera Sidika is without a doubt one of the most popular celebrities around.

And with popularity comes bullying on social media, but Vera disclosed that she has developed a thick skin against the negativity and it no longer affects her.

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“I don’t mind being insulted on social media because most of the people who insult me do not hate me, they just love to hate. This because they know a rude comment gets a lot of likes like 2,000 which is more than the followers that some of them have on their page. They know when they make a rude comment on my page it will get attention and it makes them excited to receive attention,” She said on Radio Jambo.

But when she was a newbie in the industry, a rumour about her drove her to tears.

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Speaking on Radio Jambo, Vera said that the rumour affected her so badly that she cried to her mother. “When I started out a few months into the fame it was so hard (to handle the negativity) that I cried because they said I was sick. That I was dying of HIV. So I called my mum and told her ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe these people are saying such things about me.’ I was new in the industry then but I have grown thick skin, I don’t care now. In fact when people don’t say anything mean I wonder why they are quiet.”