Many individuals are practitioners in Nollywood, but one face that has settled and made a name for herself is the “screen goddess”, Toyin Abraham. Today, when it comes to listing the top 10 Nollywood actresses currently, this diva would is always mentioned.
So, how did Toyin Abraham attain her status?
Toyin Abraham biography
Olutoyin Aimakhu, popularly known as Toyin Abraham, was born on September 5, 1982, in Auchi, Edo State. She had her primary school education at Oba Kenzo Nursery and Primary School, Benin City. She later moved to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, with her entire family when her father retired.
With her new home in Ibadan, Toyin Abraham attended Queen’s Staff School and St. Annes School, respectively. She then proceeded to Iree Polytechnic, Osun State, where she obtained a National Diploma in Business Studies. She also got a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Marketing from the same institution.
She later attended Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, where she obtained a degree in Philosophy.
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Toyin Abraham career
Toyin Abraham is an actress, producer, filmmaker, and businesswoman who has won the hearts of many in the entertainment world for close to two decades. She began her acting career in 2003 when she featured in the movie Dugbe Dugbe nbo, produced by veteran actress and producer, Bukky Wright.
In an interview with Gbajumo TV, Toyin Abraham revealed that her relationship with the veteran actress opened the way for her acting career. Following her debut, she took acting as a career professionally in 2004. Since then, she has continued to climb the success ladder effortlessly.
From being an actress, the talented diva ventured into movie production, which is what most actors and actors who have garnered experience gravitate towards. The first movie she produced is Alajota. She has since produced several movies and made some of them into a sequel. Her latest movie: Ijakumo, which was released in December 2022, made it big time at the box office in Nigeria.
Toyin Abraham is known for her comic roles in movies. When it comes to entertainment, the talented star has it down to a T in grand style.
Toyin Abraham movies
Toyin Abraham has spent about two decades in Nollywood and during that period, she has starred in numerous movies.
Below are some of the movies she has been featured in:
- Alani Baba labake (2013)
- Ebi mi ni (2013)
- Alakada (2013)
- Okafor’s Law (2016)
- What Makes you Tick (2016)
- Love is in the Hair (2016)
- Alakada Reloaded (2017)
- Esohe (2018)
- Hakkunde (2017)
- Mentally (2017)
- Tatu (2017)
- London Fever (2017)
- Wives on Strike: The Revolution (2017)
- Celebrity Marriage (2017)
- The Ghost and the Tout (2018)
- Seven and Half Dates (2018)
- Disguise (2018)
- What just happened (2018)
- Elevator Baby (2019)
- Don’t Get Mad, Get Even (2019)
- Made in Heaven (2019)
- Two Weeks in Lagos (2019)
- The Millions (2019)
- Kasanova (2019)
- Bling Lagosians (2019)
- Nimbe (2019)
- Diamonds In The Sky (2019)
- Fate of Alakada (2020)
- Dear Affy (2020)
- Small Chops (2020)
- Sola Fe Pami
- Shadow Parties (2020)
- Kambili (2020)
- Fate of Alakada (2020)
- Aki and Pawpaw
- The Prophetess (2021)
- The Therapist (2021)[18]
- Day of Destiny (2022)
- King of Thieves (2022)
- The stranger I know (2022)[19]
- The wildflower (2022)[20]
- Ijakumo (2022)
Toyin Abraham controversies
Nollywood is always full of drama – scripted and unscripted – and Toyin Abraham is one of the industry’s practitioners who has always attracted attention in a less desirous manner.
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Below are some of the controversies that the actress has been involved in.
Toyin Abraham and Adeniyi Jones
One of the controversies involving the actress that dominated social media was her messy divorce from her first husband, Adeniyi Johnson. Johnson accused the actress of dating convicted fraudster, Seun Egbegbe, while they were still married. He made this revelation in an interview with Channels TV on the Rubbin Minds show.
The latter took to social media in 2018 to call out the actress for refusing to sign the divorce papers. However, Toyin Abraham replied via the same social media that she was the one that filed for the divorce which reportedly cost N1 million, adding that she is the one who has been pushing the case ever since.
Toyin Abraham and Lizzy Anjorin
Toyin Abraham and Lizzy Anjorin seemed to have been fighting forever until the latter got the police involved to settle their matter in 2022. Lizzy Anjorin accused Toyin of using different social media accounts to troll her. The Yoruba language actress also called out the Alakada producer for calling her child an imbecile. Lizzy Anjorin further accused Toyin Abraham of lying about giving birth to her child abroad when she allegedly had her baby in a traditional maternal centre in Nigeria.
The imbecile accusation had Toyin Abraham in tears as she cleared the air during an Instagram live session with fellow actress, Iyabo Ojo. According to the Ijakumo star, she never made such a statement. The accusations were a lot and fans were excited when Toyin Abraham announced that she and Lizzy Anjorin had settled their beef.
Marriage controversy
Marriage is not a bed of roses and Toyin Abraham and Kolawole Ajeyemi, her current husband, have had their share of rumours. Back in 2022, it was rumoured that the actress and her husband were planning on separating and that her husband confided in a friend that he is tired of his marriage to the actress. There have also been rumours that the actress does not sleep at home and that Ajeyemi has side chics.
But Toyin Abraham and her husband came together and debunked the rumour, insisting in a message issued via her management that they were not having a marriage crisis.
Toyin Abraham’s net worth
Having broken box office records for her amazing movies, Toyin Abraham is an actress that is doing well for herself. The money she spends on producing her movies goes to show how financially buoyant she is.
As of the time of this post, there is no official statement as to how much Toyin Abraham’s net worth is, but she has houses, cars, and properties worth millions. Not forgetting her amazing movies and her income as an actress, producer, and brand influencer, it is certain that her net worth is in the millions.
Toyin Abraham’s family
Toyin Abraham comes from a family of six and she is the last child. During her speech delivered at the 2017 edition of ‘Success Story Africa’, the movie producer revealed that she was very poor while growing up and had to hawk plantain chips to help feed her family.
From a daughter to becoming a wife, Toyin Abraham tied the knot to her first husband, Adeniyi Johnson on July 8, 2013, but then she filed for divorce on grounds of infidelity in 2015.
In 2019, Toyin married Kolawole Ajeyemi and the couple has been going steady to date. Toyin Abraham welcomed her first child, a baby boy, which she named Ire in August 2019. Toyin Abraham has two children, her son Ire Ajeyemi and her stepdaughter Temitope Ajeyemi.
Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham
Two queens cannot reign in a kingdom, but fans forget that Nollywood is big enough to accommodate as many queens as possible. While Toyin Abraham is a big name in the entertainment industry, her colleague and now-turned-politician, Funke Akindele, is another screen goddess that the former is always compared to.
Funke Akindele has been around just as long as Toyin Abraham has and fans never fail to compare the two of them in terms of their works and achievements. Many have often said that Toyin Abraham “copies” most of the things Funke Akindele does.
For instance, many stated that Toyin Abraham’s movie The Ghost and The Tout Too was a poor imitation of Funke Akindele’s Omo Ghetto: The Saga, which was a huge success. Some even stated that Toyin Abraham’s famous movie, Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner, is another ‘copy’ of Funke Akindele’s popular series, Jenifa, because the two have similar storylines and character descriptions.
Many think that the two actresses are not on talking terms because they are rarely spotted at each other’s events, but Toyin has debunked the rumour several times, saying that they are not enemies. In an interview with The Punch back in 2021, Toyin Abraham revealed that she and Funke Akindele are on talking terms and people should ‘forget’ social media.
Removing the comparison of fans which has fueled the “beef” between the two actresses is necessary because when it comes to achievements, awards, and works, these two amazons have and are doing exceptionally well and they deserve their accolades individually.
Irrespective of the controversies Toyin Abraham has been connected with, she is one screen goddess that has shown that hard work and determination pay wherever you go. Since her advent into the movie Industry, she has continued to climb the success ladder.
How many of her movies have you watched?
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