Tom Chiahemen
“I spent over N80m of my hard-earned money for my cookathon so people could eat and drink for free,” says Nigerian chef and Guiness World Records holder, Hilda Baci.
According to a Legit.ng report, Hild Baci was talking, for the first time, about the whopping amount she spent for her 100-hour May 2023 cook-a-thon.
The 27-year-old, who surpassed Lata Tondon’s record in a 4-day cooking marathon at Amore Gardens, Lekki in Lagos, shared the cost while releasing WhatsApp chats as she defended herself in the ongoing N3m saga, the report said.
In the screenshot Legit.ng sighted on her Insta Story, Hilda told the Abuja brand that she spent over N80 million so people could eat and drink for free.
Her words:
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“I spent over N80m of my hard-earned money for my cookathon so people could eat and drink for free. “I worked hard for years to get here, but everyone is so quick to post things to tear me to shreds for their own benefit.”
Hilda Baci defends herself in ongoing N3m saga
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported had Hilda Baci had defended herself with receipts in the ongoing N3 million saga.
In an Instagram Live broadcast on Monday night, Hilda shed more light on the whole deal and how she backed off after finding out about the N25k Meet and Greet part.
According to Hilda, she would never ask fans to pay to see her and recalled her last Akwa Ibom outing where she took pictures with about 300 fans and did not budge or charge the fans.
The Akwa Ibom indigene shared receipts, on her Insta Story, of her WhatsApp conversation with the event planner confirming how she backed out and refunded them the N3 million as soon as she found out about the N25k part.
Guiness World Records had yesterday confirmed Hilda Baci as the record holder for the longest cooking marathon in the world.
This piece of news was confirmed in a video shared on the official Twitter page of the GWR on Tuesday morning, where it was revealed that her record procedure has been reviewed.
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