- Ruger, discussed his first heartbreak at age six.
- The heartbreak was triggered by an older girl who teased him about being her boyfriend.
- Ruger felt particularly unsettled when he saw her in an intimate situation with another man.
Nigerian musician Michael Adebayo Olayinka, better known as Ruger, has opened up about the emotional impact of his first heartbreak, which occurred at the age of six. The popular artist, famous for his hit song “Toma Toma,” shared that his early experience with heartbreak was particularly unsettling after an older girl, who had playfully teased him by claiming to be his girlfriend, was seen in an intimate situation with another man.
In a candid conversation during an appearance on The Bro Bants Show, Ruger revealed how deeply this event affected him, admitting that it led to feelings of trauma. He reflected on how the experience shaped his outlook as he grew older, acknowledging that it contributed to some of the toxic behaviors he exhibited in his formative years.
He said, “The last time that I experienced heartbreak I was very very young. There was this aunty that I liked, she used to call me ‘my boyfriend.’ So, I assumed that she was my woman. I was just 6 years old.
“I got heartbroken because one day, I saw some guy smashing her through her window. The guy was tearing her up, bro. I cried. I was traumatised. I started singing ‘Imagine That’ by Styl-Plus. That was what started my toxicity. That experience broke my heart.”