Move On From My Bum, Tems Slams Critics

Afrobeats superstar and curvy songstress, Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems, has fired back at critics who body-shame her, claiming she will return any negative statements they pass regarding her physique.

The Matrix Newspaper gathers that following her celestial performance at the 2025 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia — where she captivated the crowd with a medley of her biggest hits like “Essence,” “Love Me JeJe,” and “Free Mind” — Tems also found herself addressing negative online comments about her body.

Dressed in a sleek grey and black ensemble during the show, a two-day festival, the global superstar’s curves were on full display as she swayed effortlessly across the stage. One viewer, however, chose to focus on the size of her backside — comparing it to previous online commentary instead of the performance itself.

“Real one knows she just have big laps not actual a**,” the person wrote on X with a clip from her set.

Fed up with the conversation surrounding her body, Tems fired back, calling the critic “weird” and mocking other negative remarks that have been made in the past such as “It’s small, it’s flat, it’s fat.”

“Okay 7 years in. It’s time to pack it up,” Tems began. “I never thought I’d need to say it but you are all weird ‘It’s small, it’s flat, it’s fat.’ Dog its mine. ‘Show us your bum bum’ lol so me too I will turn and say ‘see’.”

Continuing to mock the commenter, she added, “Nah show ME yours first?? See how that feels? It’s just a body, I will add and lose weight. I never once hid my body; I just didn’t feel the need to prove or disprove anyone. The more you don’t like my body, the better for me, actually. But it’s enough now. Move on from my bum.”