In Nigeria’s Tinsel town, T is for Tonto Dikeh, one of Nollywood’s leading controversial actresses. With a growing reputation for devil-may-care roles and a bohemian lifestyle as a tattoo addict, the 26 year old has become an obsession with many movie fans since she set tongues wagging with her provocative performance in the 2009 Dirty Secret, a movie with soft porn elements.
In this scintillating encounter, the 2005 runner up of the TV reality show, Next Movie Star was grilled by an Entertainment Express team and she made no bone about answering questions about her life. Just as she bluntly confesses that: “I love to make mistakes,” she also blurts her only regret.
The result is a provocative interaction that provides a new perspective about the Tonto Dikeh persona. Here, we present the interview, raw and uncut.
Recently, you had a get-together for students and also gave your Twitter followers a treat. What inspired all these love? I love to give and I love to make people happy. I just sat down and thought about my fans being there for me all these while and I thought I should make them happy as well. As a matter of fact, everywhere I have been today, I think my fans have been really helpful. They have been the ones projecting me. So, I am grateful and just wanted to give back to them in my own little way.
Do you have a foundation?
I don’t have a registered foundation; I am just doing it my own way. I used to have, but I have a problem with the name. I am still trying to change it; I am just doing everything my own way for now. Many people often see Tonto Dikeh as a bad girl and in contrast some say that you are just another misunderstood girl. We put it to you, who is the real Tonto Dikeh? Tonto Dikeh is a simple girl. I love trying new things. I love to make mistakes, and it makes me learn. I love to make my mistakes my kind of way, and that is just me. Why do you love mistakes?
I love to make mistakes because I learn from them, and when I mean mistakes, it is not like I see a mistake and I would want to make them and do them. But when it comes I learn from them. What would you consider your favourite mistake(s), so far?
Talking about having a child early, I just see a lot of my friends these days and they have kids and the kids are almost half their heights, strolling and shopping together, it is a cute idea, but that is not a mistake, and it is just the only thing I just regret.
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