Nollywood actress Juliana Olayode, wey fans sabi well as Toyo Baby, don open mouth talk about wetin she pass through for childhood. The matter come out for popular podcast With Chude, where she yarn gist about how life treat her since she small.
“I don dey sexually abused since I be five years,” she talk with heavy voice. “Na multiple men wey I dey call uncle do me that thing. E continue until I reach ten years.”
As she dey talk, her voice dey shake small. The matter no sweet at all. She add say even as all these abuse dey happen, her mama and papa still separate. “I dey pray God make them come together, but e no work,” she talk.
After her papa marry another wife, the wahala increase. “My stepmother carry me and my brother go hawk for road without my papa knowledge. We even pretend say we be blind people just to meet daily target.” One day, her own mama see her brother for road dey hawk. “She no fit believe wetin she see,” Juliana yarn.
The abuse no stop for house matter. Juliana talk say her music teacher join the list of people wey abuse her. “Na him deflower me,” she talk plain. “And when I enter church at sixteen years, the pastor wey suppose guide me, na him manipulate me well well.”
She talk say the pastor collect her social media account, spoil her upcoming marriage, and even destroy her professional relationships. “E affect my relationship with superstar Funke Akindele sef,” she add.
Speaking about Funke Akindele, Juliana talk say she don reconcile with her mentor. “I dey pray to God make He restore our friendship. I no even care about work matter—I just want make I fit go her house freely, laugh with her, see her face.” She talk say their bond don come back stronger now.
But Funke Akindele matter no end there. Another Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi, don talk about how their own friendship break. For TikTok live stream, Fabiyi talk say the day wey he tell Funke say he don complete him house na the last day wey she ever talk to him. “I no offend her at all,” he talk. “Our industry terrible well well. People wey you think say dem good, no be so e be.”
Meanwhile, for other news, Lagos State Police Command don defend one female officer wey dey viral video for stop-and-search operation. The video show the officer dey search one woman for FESTAC area. Police talk say the officer action dey inside Police Act 2020 wey allow dem search people for public places.
“Female suspects must be searched by female officers,” police talk for statement. “People dey hide illegal things for wig, cap, and clothes sometimes. So thorough search dey important.”
Back to Funke Akindele, the actress herself don talk about one colleague wey dey make her shake. For event wey she organize for creatives, she talk say Bimbo Akintola na the only actor wey dey make her rethink her career. “If she act, I go dey think about my own work again,” Funke yarn. “But I dey study her well—all her reactions and how she dey talk. I dey tell myself, Funke, keep learning.”
As Juliana Olayode dey share her story, netizens dey react for social media. Some talk say mentorship under Funke Akindele get expiry date. Others thank Chude Jideonwo for how he dey bring out different sides of his guests. One person ask wetin cause the fallout between Juliana and Funke.
Juliana herself don thank God for restoration. She talk say she and Funke don become “besties again” and their relationship don come back even better than before. “She don be there for me before,” Juliana talk. “So the relationship matter important well well.”
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