Utawezana: Azziad behind viral dance forced to change number after getting 17k messages within days

Azziad Nasenya disclosed she had to change her mobile number after receiving a lot of messages and calls

- In a phone interview with TUKO.co.ke, the beauty said she received 17,000 messages and she is yet to open them

- The pretty babe rose to fame after a video of her dancing to Femi One's song, Utawezana, went viral

Azziad Nasenya has become an internet sensation after her dance challenge went viral on social media.

A few days later, the young lady exposed that she has been receiving a lot of calls, messages and even more followers on her social media pages.

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In a phone interview with TUKO.co.ke, the pretty babe disclosed she had to change her mobile number after receiving 17,000 messages from strangers in days.

Nasenya said she is yet to open the messages adding that she also received a lot of calls and MPESA messages also from people she had never met.

"Since I started trending, I have received 17,000 messages. I am yet to open them and due to the many calls, I changed my number. I also warned my friends and contacts not to share my mobile number at all," she said.

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Nasenya also disclosed she has been in the industry for a while and she did not know that one day she would be famous.

The 19-year-old broadcast journalist student said she was at first disappointed when people started bullying her online following her overnight fame.

"I really felt bad and disappointed when people started bullying. I did not understand why one would do that and I had not done anything wrong," she added.

The beautiful babe said she was going to keep on doing her thing and was happy because of the fame.

Nasenya said she started acting immediately after Form Four and is proud of where she is today.

"I finished Form Four in 2017 and I immediately started acting. I have worked on several plays but I am glad there is one that I have been featured as the main actress. It will be out soon," said the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication student.

The actress rose to fame after a video of her dancing to Femi One's song featuring Mejja, Utawezana, went viral.

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Azziad Nasenya : I received over 17,000 messages after doing the Utawezana challenge | Tuko TV