Nollywood actress Bidemi Kosoko recently shared an emotional video in which she shaves off her young daughter’s long hair, sparking discussion on religious customs among Celestial Church families. The before-and-after clip captures her visible sadness as she removes her daughter’s curls, accompanied by a candid appeal:

“Still can’t believe I scraped my daughter’s very long hair…”

“My fellow Cele parents, I think we need to have a meeting with all these prophetesses to stop telling a girl child to wait till 3 years before scraping her hair… Walai, 1 year to wait is okay now.”

Her message calls for a communal dialogue about the traditional practice, which is often guided by prophetesses teaching that a girl’s first hair shaving should occur at age three. Bidemi challenges this timeline, suggesting that waiting one year might be more appropriate and less emotionally taxing.