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Kush Tracey reveals healing journey after years of skin bleaching and self-doubt
12th May, 2026 12:13 AM
Award-winning gospel musician Teresia Ndoti Wambua, widely known as Kush Tracey, has opened up about her past struggle with skin bleaching and the emotional journey that followed.
She explained on Monday, May 11, 2026, that what started as a beauty decision later turned into a deeper personal battle with identity and self-worth. The media personality shared her story during a podcast conversation where she reflected on healing and self-acceptance.
“I used to bleach my skin trying to become someone I thought the world would accept more easily,” Kush Tracey said.
She explained that the experience went beyond appearance and slowly exposed deeper issues she had with comparison and conditioning. Kush said she later realised that her understanding of beauty had been shaped by pressure from society. She noted that the process affected how she saw herself over time.
“What started as beauty slowly revealed deeper battles with identity, conditioning, comparison & a distorted perception of self-worth,” she explained.
Healing through faith and self-acceptance
Kush Tracey said she recently shared her journey on a podcast where she spoke about healing and rediscovering herself. She explained that the discussion was not only about skin bleaching but also about faith and unlearning harmful beliefs about beauty and worth.
“I recently had the opportunity to share my personal journey, not just about skin bleaching, but about healing, unlearning, faith and rediscovering who God says I am,” Kush Tracey said.
She added that the pressure to look more acceptable or beautiful is something many people silently deal with. Kush explained that her healing process began when she changed how she defined her identity. She said she stopped depending on society’s standards and focused more on her faith.
“This conversation is deeply personal for me because bleaching was never just about skin tone but about the silent pressure many people carry to look ‘more acceptable’, more beautiful’ or ‘more worthy’,” she said.
Kush Tracey said faith played a major role in helping her accept herself without shame. She explained that it helped her confront insecurity and see her natural self in a new light. She also said her perspective changed, and she no longer saw her skin as something that needed fixing.
“My melanin stopped being something to fight and became something to honour,” she said.
Kush also shared a message of encouragement, saying people should not feel pressure to change themselves to be valued. She said she hopes her story helps others embrace who they are without fear or shame.
