Flavia Tumusiime continues to share inspiring stories from her life and career in the “30 days of Flavia Tumusiime” series. On day 4, she posted:
“When I was fresh off Teens Club, I had the first rough year with the tabloids. They were constantly painting me as the former teens club presenter who was always out smoking and drinking, falling and embarrassing herself and dating my former co-presenter. Then in my first year at Capital, they ran a story that I was dating my boss and thats how I got the job.
One day Capital had organised a party and called media personalities and journalists, I asked one of the tabloid writers, why he chose to write false stories about me. His response..”I write what am given, your own friends and colleagues sent in those stories” he even proceeded to show me messages as proof.
Wow, bless him for having been so honest but I told him that wouldn’t help clear my name and he gave me advise that I use till today. “Flavia, you cant change what is said or written about you by talking…no one believes that, people believe actions. So if you ever want people to see you for who you are and not the lies, live a true life and eventually people will believe actions not words.”
It took me so many years to be true to myself and trust me I have made many mistakes but I choose not to broadcast them. Here is my word to you, people talk, and talk and talk some more, good or bad. Never build your success on peoples’ words or even break it because of their words”
