Tiwa Savage: I was so broke I lived in ashelter in New York

Singer Tiwa Savage has reflected on the

time she was so broke and had to live

in a shelter in Bedford –Stuyvesant, New

York . The ace singer made this

statement at a surprise party organised

by her friends for her album launch,

Celia.

Based on a video posted on singer, Lami

Phillips Instagram account, the

sonorous singer , Tiwa Savage described

Bedford –Stuyvesant popularly referred

to as Bed- Stuy , as a project in New York

known to shelter the poor mostly with

drug addiction problems .

The singer said she had just graduated

from school at the time but couldn’ t

work due to her citizenship status.

“ I think I was 22 and we were in New

York . I was living in Bed- Stuy, kind of

like a shelter. A lot of people didn’ t

know this .

“ I was in a shelter for women that had

drug abuse problems .

“ I just graduated from school. You

know as an international student you

can ’t work . So, I couldn ’t work . I was

doing the side thing in Bed- Stuy which

is like the hood in Brooklyn, ” Tiwa

Savage said.

The singer went on to reveal how she

met with Elizabeth Elohor , a former

beauty queen , who took her out to eat

in New York when she was hungry .

She noted that since she was broke at

the time she had to order only

appetizers.

“ She was ordering food and I ordered

appetizers because I was so broke and I

was so hungry .

“ And I remember she was looking at

me and asked , ‘ what are you

ordering? .’ And I was just lying that I’m

not hungry .

“ And then she just started asking me,

‘are you sure?. ’ And then I just started

crying . And then she ’s just like , ‘ what is

the matter ?. ’ I said, ‘Elohor , I don’ t

have money. ’