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Over the years, Toyin Afolayan a.k.a Lola Idije has remained relevant in Nollywood despite getting older. Afolayan who popularized a slang that has gone viral ‘Soro Soke’(speak up) said God is the secret behind her relevance.
“People want to know the secret of my good looks but it is just God at work. The way a woman ‘uses’ herself really matters too. Life is like a camera; it is how one poses that one would appear in a photograph. I don’t use myself anyhow. My continued relevance has been by the grace of God. It is absolutely not a function of my strength or any supernatural power. I don’t have anything. In reality, our enemies do not want us to excel but I have triumphed. If one doesn’t serve God and mammon together, the world would marvel at one’s success and wonder if one is the most gifted person because things would work out for one. It is risky to be dependent on human beings because they would disappoint one”, she told Punch.
On the reason behind her enterprising spirit, she said: “ I work hard because of my children and I tell them not to be hasty in their quests to make money. Trouble starts when people become overzealous and are in a hurry to gain material possessions. I believe that what I don’t have now, my children would have, so there is no need to be anxious. I want to be remembered as a good woman, though I am not perfect. Being a celebrity could be intoxicating but one has to be careful not to be tagged a pompous person. I handle my Instagram page myself because I am social media savvy. I don’t even have a personal assistant and I am not thinking about retirement for now. However, I endeavour to rest well.”