No Makeup, Bald & Topless: See Shocking Photos from Annie Idibia's Breast Cancer Shoot

Posted by Odinaka on Tue 27th Oct, 2015 - tori.ng

In new photos released online today, this has to be Annie Idibia's most shocking photo yet! We have to admit, it’s a stirring photo that drives the point across.

Annie Macauley (Photo by Emmanuel Oyeleke)

Nigeria's R&B king, 2Face Idibia's wife, Annie Macauley-Idibia, has posed for a Breast Cancer-inspired shoot to help raise awareness for cancer.

The shocking makeup was done by artist, Banjo Laide of ArabyLaide and shot by photographer, Emmanuel Oyeleke, and it was tagged #FightTheOdds.

According to Annie, the purpose is to "to create more awareness about cancer and the importance of self examination. Recent studies have shown that 20% of breast cancer is discovered by self examination rather than mammography and we must realize that cancer is not a respecter of persons.

It could happen to anyone, even a celebrity like Annie Idibia. Imagine the lives that will be saved if more women physically checked themselves on a regular basis, imagine if we could stand against breast cancer by fighting the odds via self examination. Let’s save the life of a woman today, let’s examine ourselves today!"

The Photo-shoot is an offspring for makeup artist, Banjo Laide. She shared her inspiration which stems from a close encounter with Breast Cancer, via Instagram. Below is what she wrote;

"At the age of 18 I had a breast cancer scare as I noticed a hard lump on my left breast and a swelling occurred. After being examined I discovered it was a lump, and the doctor scheduled an appointment for it to be removed. But on the day of the surgery it was a miracle as it disappeared. It resurfaced again and I had no option but to do a mammogram.

At the end of the day it was discovered I had high Prolactin level – a disorder that causes the pituitary gland to produce more Prolactin than normal. Although I was cancer free, the incidence was a wake up call on the importance of regular self examination. Because of this I decided to team up with Nollywood actress/entrepreneur Annie Idibia @AnnieIdibia1, and ace photographer Emmanuel Oyeleke @EmmanuelOyeleke, to create this look with the project called #FightTheOdds portraying that anyone can be a victim of cancer even a celebrity. S/o to the whole team who made this work."