Nigerian rapper Panshak Henry Zamani, better known as Ice Prince, has once again sparked conversation online — but this time over something as simple as breakfast.
While speaking on the EchoRoom podcast about his 2025 weight-loss journey and lifestyle overhaul, the veteran musician made a comment that quickly went viral: “Anybody who eats breakfast now, any guy who eats breakfast now is a princess, is a Barbie.” His remarks, delivered with his characteristic humour, drew both laughs and pushback across social media platforms.
Ice Prince explained that his transformation began after a candid conversation with music producer Chopstix earlier in the year. Recalling that moment, he said, “In the beginning of 2025, around February, we were talking about my next album… Chopstix said we need to give them a new look, we need to lose the belly, grow the beards, and that just sank in like I’ve never heard it before.” That comment, he said, inspired a serious commitment to improving his health.
He shared that he began to rethink not only his activity level but his entire approach to food. “Everything that goes into your mouth is supposed to be medicine; everything that goes into your mouth should play a role in your body,” Ice Prince explained, paraphrasing another piece of advice he took to heart.
To support his goals, he adopted intermittent fasting, a dietary pattern where eating is limited to a specific window — often resulting in skipping breakfast. His routine now focuses on eating once a day, drinking herbal teas like ginger tea with garlic and cloves, and cutting out sugar and alcohol entirely. Alongside this, he said, he walks the streets of Lagos regularly as part of his fitness effort.
But it was his blunt, humorous stance on breakfast that caught the public eye. In the podcast clip, Ice Prince jokingly declared:
“Anybody who eats breakfast to me right now is a princess… it’s a scam… any guy that chops breakfast, you be Barbie.”
The playful insult exploded into online buzz, with fans and critics alike weighing in. Some followers took his comment in stride, riffing on the “Barbie” label with humorous replies like “Yes I’m a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world” and “In that case, call me Barbie Joe.” Others pushed back, defending breakfast as a normal part of life or poking fun at the rapper’s framing of it as a weakness.
Reactions ranged widely — one person joked about health worries (“Dey play make ulcer wound person Abi?”) while others pointed out that skipping breakfast isn’t necessarily a universal path to health. One commenter even noted, “My Dad ate 3 square meals and died peacefully in his sleep at age 94. He was an Old Barbie.”
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