Contrary to several social media speculations about a silent rivalry between Nollywood titans, Funke Akindele-Bello and Toyin Abraham, the latter has cleared the air, saying she looks up to the Jenifa actress.
In a radio interview, Abraham said that Akindele-Bello is one of the few people in the Nigerian movie industry that she looks up to and respects a lot. She added that whenever she sees her in public, she kneels down to greet her as a sign of respect.
Abraham said, “She is my senior colleague and she is someone I respect a lot; so, I do not know what people are talking about, trust me. She is one of the few people I look up to. Sometimes, people do not understand that we are colleagues and not family. So, you cannot be talking to all your colleagues. We talk, we follow each other.
“If I see her, I will kneel down and say, ‘Aunty Funke se wa okay,’ (meaning Aunty Funke are you okay?). A lot of people do not understand that we are working in the same space; we do not have to be close friends. When we see ourselves we greet each other. Forget social media, trust me.”
This is coming after her friend and colleague, Iyabo Ojo, alleged that Akindele-Bello paid a movie review platform to criticize Abraham’s recent movie, The Ghost and The Tout Too.