If our assumption is correct, you are surprised because you believed Bobrisky to be the first man from Nigeria to publicly assume the identity of a woman. Do not be surprised; Bob Actor, also known as Calypso King, was a famous crossdresser and self-described transgender who lived long before Bobrisky!
Calypso King/Bob Actor: who was he?
In the 1980s, Bob Actor, a well-known musician and actor from Nigeria, toured the whole nation. In comparison to other famous people of the time, Bob (Calypso King) led a very unique life. He had at least one child and was married, but he still preferred to live like a woman and occasionally appeared in female clothing.
In an interview with Lagos Weekend in February 1989, Bob Actor revealed that he had always felt like a woman trapped in a man’s body. He also mentioned getting surgery to fully transition into his new identity and live the life he had always imagined.
He said in the interview.
“I don’t even worry about what people might say because I know that everyone is subject to criticism. To show people that I’m not just impotent, I only got married.
Calypso King (Bob Actor) wanted to get married to a man after his surgery and then love his wife like a sister so that she could get married to another man of her choice. As he spoke,
Even a black American man has proposed to me, and we want to have kids together.
Many Nigerians even thought he was insane, and he received numerous criticisms from them. Bob Actor persisted in leading the life he desired without giving up. He once said.
History is created by people, and the reverse is also true. Since I’m not insane, I know what I’m doing.
King Calypso.
Therefore, if you believe that the Nigerian Barbie, Bobrisky, was the first well-known transgender in Nigeria, you should reconsider because The Calypso King, who wanted to switch his male genitalia for female ones, once lived.
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