The Ugliest Celebrity in the World
By Okechukwu Okugo
Is there any condition one can find oneself in life and it is justified to give up? Can something really ugly be turned into a thing of celebration?
Before you answer here is the story of Godfrey Baguma who has been dubbed the ugliest man in Uganda.
To start with, Godfrey was born normal until a rare unknown medical condition transfigured his face totally.
Despite his condition he went ahead to marry one of the prettiest ladies in Uganda, his second wife after he divorced his first wife due to infidelity.
Godfrey Baguma, 47, from Kyazanga in Lwengo District in Uganda met his second wife, Kate Namanda, 30, as a deformed man when Kate was 18 years old. But in 2013 they wedded. And recently he fathered his 8th child, an adorable daughter. Two of his children were from his first marriage while six are from his present union. His first child from Kate came in 2008.
Despite a condition many would take as one of the worst in life, Godfrey faced life with valor making the most use of it. By accepting whole heartedly what life threw at him because of his knowledge and belief that what cannot be cured must be endured in 2002 he entered the contest of the "The ugly faces of Uganda" and won as the "Ugliest man in Uganda," bearing proudly from that day on a name Sebabi which means "The ugliest of them all."
Godfrey who had once said, "I didn't choose to look the way I do," creatively, encouraged by the win started appearing at paid events and engaging in what can be called "Pay as you look." Here people would pay just to see the ugliest face in Uganda.
It can be recalled that during his wedding in 2013, guests paid as high as Shs4,000 to attend the reception just to see the woman Godfrey got married to.
Ever since then Godfrey's creativity has not dulled. He became a singer and started entertaining instead of standing and have people only mope at his face and pay. He joined Amarula family, a musical group. Thus from being a cobbler he became a celebrity using his unique features to earn a living.
Who can prove that Godfrey Baguma is not one of those who can turn a bad situation into good use, one of those who can turn worries into wampum?
If such a man with this kind of situation is still utilizing life to the full and contributing positively to the society, what is your situation that will make you want to give up?
What excuse do you have for not being creative?
It is true that Godfrey has won the ugliest man in Uganda contest but there are other contests he merited which the world has denied him.
Under this macrocosm, in this planet earth which celebrity is uglier than him? Which singer is uglier than him?
I have seen faces not as much ugly as his that are holding World Guinness Record, why has none been given to him?
Perhaps he would earn that much money to enable him seek due medical attention.
Is there any condition one can find oneself in life and it is justified to give up? Can something really ugly be turned into a thing of celebration?
Before you answer here is the story of Godfrey Baguma who has been dubbed the ugliest man in Uganda.
To start with, Godfrey was born normal until a rare unknown medical condition transfigured his face totally.
Despite his condition he went ahead to marry one of the prettiest ladies in Uganda, his second wife after he divorced his first wife due to infidelity.
Godfrey Baguma, 47, from Kyazanga in Lwengo District in Uganda met his second wife, Kate Namanda, 30, as a deformed man when Kate was 18 years old. But in 2013 they wedded. And recently he fathered his 8th child, an adorable daughter. Two of his children were from his first marriage while six are from his present union. His first child from Kate came in 2008.
Despite a condition many would take as one of the worst in life, Godfrey faced life with valor making the most use of it. By accepting whole heartedly what life threw at him because of his knowledge and belief that what cannot be cured must be endured in 2002 he entered the contest of the "The ugly faces of Uganda" and won as the "Ugliest man in Uganda," bearing proudly from that day on a name Sebabi which means "The ugliest of them all."
Godfrey who had once said, "I didn't choose to look the way I do," creatively, encouraged by the win started appearing at paid events and engaging in what can be called "Pay as you look." Here people would pay just to see the ugliest face in Uganda.
It can be recalled that during his wedding in 2013, guests paid as high as Shs4,000 to attend the reception just to see the woman Godfrey got married to.
Ever since then Godfrey's creativity has not dulled. He became a singer and started entertaining instead of standing and have people only mope at his face and pay. He joined Amarula family, a musical group. Thus from being a cobbler he became a celebrity using his unique features to earn a living.
Who can prove that Godfrey Baguma is not one of those who can turn a bad situation into good use, one of those who can turn worries into wampum?
If such a man with this kind of situation is still utilizing life to the full and contributing positively to the society, what is your situation that will make you want to give up?
What excuse do you have for not being creative?
It is true that Godfrey has won the ugliest man in Uganda contest but there are other contests he merited which the world has denied him.
Under this macrocosm, in this planet earth which celebrity is uglier than him? Which singer is uglier than him?
Perhaps he would earn that much money to enable him seek due medical attention.
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