Toyin Abraham, Nollywood actress and movie producer, says she started making money four years ago; about 13 years after she began her acting career in 2003. The talented movie star disclosed this on ‘Your View’, a TVC programme.
Speaking on the show, Abraham said she would not have been able to help people as she is presently doing during the COVID-19 lockdown, if it was five years ago.
“If this (COVID-19 lockdown) had happened five years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to give because I was not making money then. I just started making money three or four years ago,” she said.
According to her, the novel disease has taken a huge toll on countries across the globe. She added that people are only thinking about survival now.
“There is nothing that matters now except how to survive. After this coronavirus, if people don’t change, then they have a problem. My car and that of my husband have been parked for days now, there’s nothing like competition again,” she added.
She went on to reveal measures being put in place to ensure that those who benefit from her giveaways online are people in need.
“Before I give people money, I check their social media accounts to know when they came into into existence,” she said.
Marriage and Motherhood
The 34-year-old actress also narrated how her marriage to Kolawole Ajeyemi; fellow movie star, and how her motherhood experience have changed her life.
“It (referring to motherhood) is a new experience and it’s has really changed me. I can tell anybody now that I am a woman. Coupled with the fact that I married to a good man. My name now is mummy Ire. Motherhood has changed my life,” she added.
Toyin Abraham made headlines recently after some reports suggested that she has replaced fellow actress Funke Akindele as an ambassador in the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s (NCDC) fight against coronavirus.
This came after a campaign by the NCDC featured Abraham in which she educates the public on how to protect themselves and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
In the video, Abraham employed the use of the Yoruba language to enlighten the public.