Serena Williams has denied accusations that she is bleaching her skin, after a recent viral video generated speculation among fans.
The tennis superstar, 43, put the rumors to rest during a Instagram live on Monday, while explaining her makeup routine to her fans.
“And no, for the haters, I don’t bleach my skin,” she said.
“There is something called sunlight and in that sunlight you get different colors,” Serena added.
The athlete said that in the recent video of her, which sparked skin whitening rumors, she was wearing ‘stage makeup’ while volunteering to help children in her six-year-old daughter Olympia’s school play. years.
“It’s ridiculous that everyone says, ‘Oh, she bleaches her skin.'” I am a dark black woman and I love who I am and I love how I look. And that’s just not my thing.
Serena Williams, 43, has denied accusations that she is bleaching her skin, after a recent viral video sparked speculation among fans; Pictured on June 23 in Paris.
The whitening rumors began after she recently shared a video of herself and her husband Alexis Ohanian, 40, while volunteering at their six-year-old daughter Olympia’s school play.
“And if people do it, it’s their thing, and they have every opportunity, and they should do it, I don’t judge,” he continued.
Serena then doubled down, adding: ‘But no, I don’t actually bleach my skin.’ So can we just clear that up?’
Later in the video, she referenced the gold wallpaper in her bathroom, saying it works better with the light and “gives me more of my true color.” The color I have never bleached.’
The star recently shared a video of herself and her husband Alexis Ohanian, 40, with whom she also shares one-year-old daughter Adira, while volunteering at the Olympia school play.
This sparked a flurry of comments about her skin tone appearing lighter than usual.
‘Serena is beautiful, but she has definitely gotten lighter over the years. Maybe it’s the chemical peels!!!’ one person wrote.
‘They say they don’t use bleach, which is true because they do chemical peels and other things that lighten the skin. So technically it’s not bleach,” someone else added.
“It seems clearer,” added another.
“And no, for the haters, I don’t bleach my skin,” she said. “There is something called sunlight and in that sunlight you get different colors,” Serena added.
She said that in the recent video of her having ‘stage makeup’ on while volunteering to help children in a school play.
“It’s ridiculous that everyone says, ‘Oh, she bleaches her skin.'” I am a dark black woman and I love who I am and I love how I look. And that’s just not my thing’; seen on July 25 in Paris
A recent selfie she shared on Instagram also sparked several comments about her light skin tone.
‘Serena is beautiful, but she has definitely gotten lighter over the years. Maybe it’s the chemical peels!!!’ one person wrote
‘They say they don’t use bleach, which is true because they do chemical peels and other things that lighten the skin. So technically it’s not bleach,” someone else added.
“It seems clearer,” added another.
Many found the athlete unrecognizable, with one person asking: “Who is that???”
“I just don’t remember her being light skinned,” one fan wrote.
However, others defended the star saying that he used to play in the sun, which is why his skin was more tanned.
“She’s not bleaching, she just doesn’t know how to do makeup,” someone else wrote.
Many found the athlete unrecognizable, with one person asking: “Who is that???”
However, others defended the star saying that he used to play in the sun, which is why his skin was more tanned.
‘She is retired from playing tennis in the sun, 12 hours a day. People are so weird and stupid.
“She’s not bleaching, she just doesn’t know how to do makeup,” someone else wrote.
A recent selfie she shared on Instagram also generated several comments about her light skin tone.
In the glamorous shot, she showed off her perfect makeup, with platinum locks framing her face.
“I just don’t remember her being light skinned,” one person wrote.
‘Serena, love… you look like a completely different human now!’
‘SAD… nothing more to say.’
“His skin becomes increasingly lighter in different photographs.”
‘The photo is impressive, but it also makes me feel sad. The Hollywood facial transformation is evident.”
Williams turned 43 in September and has been off the tennis court for two years since her swan song at the 2022 US Open; photographed in 2016
He holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era with 23; Pictured after winning the US Open final in 1999.
Serena and her husband Alexis have two daughters, Olympia and Adira, one; the couple seen in 2023
Williams turned 43 in September and has been off the tennis court for two years since her swan song at the 2022 US Open.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion returned to the US Open as an amateur in September. She was wearing a vintage denim skirt, similar to the one she wore during her playing days.
Williams is widely considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She was ranked No. 1 in the WTA women’s rankings for 319 weeks of her career and
Her run from the 2002 French Open to the 2023 Australian Open was legendary, with Williams winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and beating her older sister Venus Williams in every final.
She won her last major tournament at the 2017 Australian Open. Williams finished her career one Grand Slam title shy of the all-time record, 24, held by Margaret Court.