Nyakim Gatwech, 24, from South Sudan - who has earned the nickname Queen of the Dark - said she laughed so hard she couldn't initially speak, before asking him: 'Why on earth would I ever bleach this beautiful melanin? Cruel comments such as, 'You black as hell, take a shower', left her contemplating drastic action.
Writing on , she said: Dear my moonshine dark skin, sun-kissed complexion, burn skin or whatever they might call you: You are beyond beautiful and the love I have for is unconditional because you are me.