Toyin Abraham speaks on alleged ‘beef’ with Funke Akindele

Nollywood actress and producer, Toyin Abraham has spoken on the alleged ‘silent beef’ between her and Funke Akindele-Bello

This alleged beef was borne out of people pitching both Nollywood heavyweights together by fans to figure out who is better. However, Abraham has cleared the air, stating that Akindele-Bello is her senior colleague and she looks up to her.

Abraham stated, in a radio interview that Akindele-Bello is one of the few people in Nollywood that she looks up to and respects a lot. She revealed 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.”

She continued, 

“If I see her, I will kneel down and say, ‘Aunty Funke se wa okay,’ (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 following Iyabo Ojo’s claim that Akindele-Bello paid a movie review platform to say bad things about Abraham’s recently released movie, The Ghost and The Tout Too.