The 22-year-old actress incurred the wrath of Nigerians when she claimed to have lost her virginity to her married teacher at 17.
The raunchy details were contained in her new tell-it-all memoir titled “Rebirth,” released on Thursday.
Unfortunately, the Internet never forgets. The actress, who shot into limelight after starring in Funke Akindele’s hit series, Jenifa’s Dairy, as ‘Toyo baby’ had granted several interviews wherein she claimed to be preserving her virginity until she marries.
Her teeming fans, who adored her stance on sexual purity, were shocked when she contradicted herself in her new book.
The Nollywood actress, however, explained why she lied. According to her, she was led to deny being a virgin when she was taken unawares during a live TV programme.
“People had assumed I was a virgin. I had never said I was but I had never corrected their assumptions either. So, I was still in that fix. Shortly after my confession, Ebony Life TV called me for an interview. I went and for the first time in my several interviews; I was asked point blank if I was a virgin. I tried to evade the question, but my interviewer was not having it.
“She demanded for a yes or no. I did not see the question coming and I lied. I said, “Yes, I am a virgin”. Immediately the interview was over, I hurried to the bathroom in the studio and cried. I felt terrible for lying and told God I was sorry.”
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She said because she was ashamed to admit lying in various interviews, she decided to live the lie.
“I felt it was my secret and the whole world need not know about it. I was upset with myself, however, for answering her. I could have insisted I could not tell. So, I proposed never to answer such again. Easier said than done, right? Shortly after, I was on another TV interview, Crux Of The Matter, with Elsie.
“I was invited to talk for sexual purity while the other guest spoke against. In the process of the discussion, around the time when it was heated, I was asked out of the blues again if I was a virgin. And before I knew it, I heard myself lying again. I was mad at myself. I was on another TV interview that trended for a while. It was On The Couch, with Lady Ariyike. I talked about sexual purity, but thankfully I was not asked if I was virgin. After that one, I decided to stop interviews altogether. I was tired of lying or having to dread lying if I was asked straight up.”
Mixed reactions have trailed the release of the book. Critics say the actress is simply towing the path of media girl, Toke Makinwa, who also published a similar tell-it-all memoir, On Becoming, in 2016.
The raunchy details were contained in her new tell-it-all memoir titled “Rebirth,” released on Thursday.
Unfortunately, the Internet never forgets. The actress, who shot into limelight after starring in Funke Akindele’s hit series, Jenifa’s Dairy, as ‘Toyo baby’ had granted several interviews wherein she claimed to be preserving her virginity until she marries.
Her teeming fans, who adored her stance on sexual purity, were shocked when she contradicted herself in her new book.
The Nollywood actress, however, explained why she lied. According to her, she was led to deny being a virgin when she was taken unawares during a live TV programme.
“People had assumed I was a virgin. I had never said I was but I had never corrected their assumptions either. So, I was still in that fix. Shortly after my confession, Ebony Life TV called me for an interview. I went and for the first time in my several interviews; I was asked point blank if I was a virgin. I tried to evade the question, but my interviewer was not having it.
“She demanded for a yes or no. I did not see the question coming and I lied. I said, “Yes, I am a virgin”. Immediately the interview was over, I hurried to the bathroom in the studio and cried. I felt terrible for lying and told God I was sorry.”
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She said because she was ashamed to admit lying in various interviews, she decided to live the lie.
“I felt it was my secret and the whole world need not know about it. I was upset with myself, however, for answering her. I could have insisted I could not tell. So, I proposed never to answer such again. Easier said than done, right? Shortly after, I was on another TV interview, Crux Of The Matter, with Elsie.
“I was invited to talk for sexual purity while the other guest spoke against. In the process of the discussion, around the time when it was heated, I was asked out of the blues again if I was a virgin. And before I knew it, I heard myself lying again. I was mad at myself. I was on another TV interview that trended for a while. It was On The Couch, with Lady Ariyike. I talked about sexual purity, but thankfully I was not asked if I was virgin. After that one, I decided to stop interviews altogether. I was tired of lying or having to dread lying if I was asked straight up.”
Mixed reactions have trailed the release of the book. Critics say the actress is simply towing the path of media girl, Toke Makinwa, who also published a similar tell-it-all memoir, On Becoming, in 2016.
In the book, the actress also discusses her struggles, which include hawking on the street, experiencing sexual abuse, how a pastor once tried to abuse her sexuality and how she dropped out of school.
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ReplyDeleteI'm indifferent about Toyo,I wish her well in her career. Moral of the story? It doesn't pay to live a pretentious life.
DeleteAbeg she should just shut up and sit down one place. Jennifer made her relevant, she should just go and make peace with Finke and stop all thses talk talk biko.
DeleteToyosi SHUT UP.
DeleteThe story then when you left Jenifa was that money got missing and you're the only one who knew about the money. This made you angry and you left. These lies and complaint about earning so little, won't it kinda confirm you know something about the missing money???
DeleteSo there is nobody around this girl to mentor her or tell her that it is too early in her career to start writing a tell all book. So because of one major role in Jenifa's diary she feels she is now a star or what. Little girl better humble yourself and calm down if you want to go far in this profession you are still young and it is too early. No use your hand do yourself o.
DeleteShe needs a manager or something.
DeleteYou don't have money blah blah bla, yet you can afford human hair. Your priorities aren't right.
You got admission to study Mass Communication in UI, yet UI doesn't offer that course.
What a bundle of contradictions! Toyosi, you are a liar 🤥.
To what end? You could have said you weren't a virgin due to circumstances beyond your control which you didn't want to talk about. Shikena.
ReplyDeleteThank you my sister
DeleteTo even think she lost it to her a married man just bcos he promised to marry her.....just go and read the full part of the story in the book and see ...
As from now on I am decent and very much a virgin !!!!
You just got yourself a free entry into the list of those who live fake lives, while making others feel bad about theirs.
ReplyDeleteEven if you're a virgin, you don't have to let the whole world knows about it. I'm 29 and still a virgin, non of my friends knows about it, even my fiance, I just told him I want a sex free relationship
DeleteThe devil just used her mouth to put her in trouble, you lied yes, yet you will not keep quite. I dint even care if she was I loved her regardless but to just be talking up and down ok o, I also did not see blood so kini big deal
DeleteAnon 18:20 u are a smart girl. Way to go 🙋
DeleteI don't even get how she thinks she's all that to write this book. I guess she equals having a 1m followers on IG to success
DeleteShe's going to learn the hard way for starting her career building up lies everywhere.
And she's 22? Lmao
Please let me rest my pretty head jare
Had a busy day.
She is 22? Okay now we know. She had one hashtag she coined to promote this her virginity thing.
ReplyDeleteAs in ehn
DeleteShe just dey lie dey go like say nothing happen
Na wa o for u o Toyo baby.
ReplyDeleteLMAO 😁 ,when you can't keep up with your lies...
ReplyDeleteChai
ReplyDeleteThis girl is horribly stupid. She's a pretentious snake. What happened to "no comment" or " I don't want to talk about it"? I'm annoyed at this dishonesty and I doubt she'll make sales with this nonsense. One would think she a saint with the way she indirectly castigates non-virgins on her Instagram page. At 22, she's supposed to be smarter than this.
ReplyDeleteMy dear I just tire
DeleteIt's OK
ReplyDeletewait did people really believe she was a virgin? hahahahahahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteshindren of 8 years now don sabi wetin amu be na this old mama no go no?
i dont get easily deceived mbok
She said she was a virgin nah and made some of the non virgins look like impure humans
DeleteNne you can know a virgin by just looking into their eyes, this girl iyaaaff tasted prick plenty times. Dont mind all these judginas deceiving their sef upandan. I am not ashamed of my sexual prowess. I aint gat nothing to hide mbok.
DeleteLet me come and go before i vex and decide to trail her for instagram.
Pastor's daughter
DeleteIn fact I believe this thing wey u talk so....I dey vex no be small
The girl for don lose count o, nd she's here claiming rubbish
DeleteAnd now we know, what's next?
ReplyDeleteWho advised this girl to write this book? Better still Why lie about her virginity in the first place? Now her credibility is down to zero. I pity her because Nigerians never forget.
ReplyDeleteHmm tomoro she wud confess not being 22, btw she looks 29 #myopinion
ReplyDeleteWhat's with all this confusion Toyo?
ReplyDeleteThank u for being bold enough to correct ur false claims.
ReplyDeleteIts really hard. U r a strong lady and will go places
Most importantly, your conscience nis clear before God. So, ignore wat people will say.
You r still my girl Toyo baby.
Toyo baby, what do we believe now? Plenty lies go full that ur book self.
ReplyDeleteOh no. How embarrassing. Now this will forever trail her reputation.
ReplyDeleteOk, who your news help nah. You couldnt evade the question bcos ur interviewer was not having it..mtcheew. I mean, why carry your personal life to an interview, see one thing I so much admire about Chimamanda, you wiill never hear her say kpim on her personal life, no matter who the interviewer is. I have watched many of her interviews and she knows how to smartly evade questions concerning her personal life, her interviews are strictly on her career and she doesnt cross that boundary. Public figures should learn to tie their mouth when the question comes to their personal life and Stella Di korks is 200% on that.
ReplyDeleteI hope I didnt write an epistle oo...
Frankly speaking, I can't be bothered what anyone does with their vagina. As long as it doesn't stink when they walk by they can have a field day.
ReplyDeleteSerial liar. Its no body's business if u are a virgin or not. She should have probably said I don't like to discuss private issues. She is trying to create a niche for herself after falling out with jenifa diary which is a good platform. Now she has tarnished her brand even before she is able to build it
ReplyDeleteMiss juLIEna olayODE...
ReplyDeleteU wicked😂😂😂😂
DeleteHer rep can't be more flawed than Tonto, but hey, here we are still giving Tonto more and more chances.
ReplyDeleteThis too shall pass for her, she should just stop telling lies going forward
It's not the end, glad she said the truth. Be strong girl you will be alright
ReplyDeleteBut why lied to the world? Why Toyo baby?
ReplyDeleteHow can I believe that you're saying the truth right now?
As young as she is, she just contradict herself with more lies.
I'm sure her real name is labake and she's 26 years old....😂
DeleteIbukun why are you like this😂😂😂😂
DeleteIbukun!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
DeleteMake una free her lies go hand in hand in show biz
ReplyDeleteWho wants to buy book that will be filled with lies. I bet she is not 22 and her real name is not Toyosi
ReplyDeleteLmao😂😂😂😂
DeleteHer name isn't toyosi na haha
DeleteLie,liar, linus...The truth is that She started a lie and needed to tell more lies to cover up.
ReplyDeleteEvery person who isn't a virgin has a very valid reason for loosing their virginity.Now people will forget the molestation and hurt she went through and focus on the fact that She lied.
Saying the truth and sticking to it would have earned her more fans and more sale of her book.
How do you convince people that your whole book isn't even a lie?
'He who goes to equity, must go with clean hands'.
Lol
ReplyDeleteEven on her IG, she was always on a virginity rant.
Baby girl, we don't care if you have sampled all the giant manhood in town, we don't care if you are a virgin. Live your life.
KING XOXO MYSTERY
Na that Instagram shitvex me pass
DeleteShe made the mistake of lying, she should have dodged that question. She has done the right thing correcting the lie she told. I admire her courage, though she would get several knocks for this but her heart is at peace.
ReplyDeleteSo she's really 22
ReplyDeleteOK o
She shd go and sit down jor,na who ur virginity epp? Silly girl!u just want us to notice u abi?dis girl is really idle!toyo if u are so idle and jobless just go blow whistle mbok!
ReplyDeleteToyo Baby carry go nothing 'does' you. Virgin or not I like your way.
ReplyDeleteHer vagina, her biz...
ReplyDeleteNobody give a damn!!
I have said it before I don't know why a z list wannabe is writing a book. I didn't even know she was 22. Why is a 22 year old with only Toyo Baby to her credit writing? To what end? What experiences has she had professionally or personally? There will be time to write books but not now. You haven't achieved anything yet.
ReplyDeleteNo be naija...lying chicks all over.. No be so all of una dey ontop Stella page dey form virgins too. Even the ones wen dey write Chronicles..all go dey lie say dem be virgin or the guy was their first ontop say we we know say most naija girls wen finish university na olosho work dem take pay their university fees. Everybody dey form virgin.... make una Kontinue o biko... Infact ehn...after 15 years for naija--- no woman be virgin again...The poverty dey drive chicks to do wetin dem no go want do bicos of money so all una wen dey claim virgin...una welldone oo. God dey... She lied and went to pray to God... Na by force abi dem don dey give virginity award now...mchew...she lie once, lie twice...come o... na naija...things hard we understand... girls go dey bang dey claim virginity....only...mchew.
ReplyDeleteAm 23 nd still a virgin...only been in one relationship
DeleteYou're referring to your sisters and your local champion girlfriends forgetting that you attract your kind.
DeleteSTDs are very much real o. Change your ways. Stop giving them money for sex since you know they are doing if because of poverty. Go out of your way and help them with no strings attached.
Let the change begin with you.
Finally,stop shouting on a blog. Talk to your sisters at home because I'm sure they might not even read this comment here.
Why are you so pained? You lost urs doesn't mean others should. I'm a virgin at 25,sexy and beautiful inside -out and working....E NO DEY SHOW FOR FACE. I will go anonymous on this cos its nobody's business and to encourage young girls out there that you can do it....u are not alone.
DeleteWhat's the fuss about virginity ehn? I'm in my late 20's and still a virgin but I don't make noise about it. She should have vehemently refused answering that question during those interviews. You just shot yourself miss Toyo
ReplyDeleteRR, you're a V?
DeleteWhat a wow!
Girl you're a rare gem oh.
Why lie Toyo? Good you've cleared your conscience with your maker. Be yourself babe! JD has really made me like you a lot, I wonder why you left.
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ReplyDeleteWell.. she made mistake by lying and lying again to cover it. But for her to write this book, and revealing the lie she told consciously. Then she realised her mistakes and wants to correct it. And she's strong to do that. Nothing stopped her from not including the virginity part and just go on wuth her stories and maybe later claim she lost it. We won't have known. But I think she corrected her mistake to have peace and she made it open too and apologised about it too.
ReplyDeleteGirl, you were silly for lying but you're strong for owing up to that lie. That's someone repenting and trying to be honest and worthy of having integrity.
Now the society of course will bash you and judge you and ridicule you and paint you the very devil. I won't say you don't derseve it but I know you ain't a coward for this. And cause you're also a himan who is liable to fall and mess up, wear a thick skin now and know you've at least set your spirit free of lies. It's going to be rocky now but it will be steady later. Take the condemnations, don't try to defend yourself again.. just take it as ypur punishment for lying.
This one too, will pass away.
Thank you o, people are so quick to judge and bash Sha. It's takes courage to confess to the world like that, knowing fully well what is at stake. I admire that in her.
DeleteAuntie Julie let me give you the same advice I always give to "Mama King Kong" stop talking too much, u hear? You are too small for all this expensive stunt, nor be age wise small oh, because I know say na football age you dey use, I mean carrier wise...
ReplyDeletePonyour nor get meter no body cares how you use it, there is no reason to lie.
@just Bella.
Oh dear..... The wrath of all the ladies Toyo made uncomfortable by her stance will land on her. She might not live this down in a hurry.
ReplyDeleteAtleast she's got an active conscience.
Toyo could have still carried on with her chastity stance without being ashamed of admitting shes been sexually active.
Being able to talk against premarital sex is not exclusive to people that have never had sex, Anyone that is celebate can take up such campaign.
This would have saved her this whole drama.
Chai.
She started the virginity talk on her social media account,even use hashtags like 'virginity rocks','being a virgin does not make you an old school hence the reason for the TV interviews. But Juliana should have firmly dismissed the question or tell them she lost it but celibate, many will still applaud her. The annoying thing is, her defence is still an obvious lie because the internet has the truthful details to prove her defence a lie. The problem with Juliana is that most people fell in love with the 'perfect' Toyo character and she mistakenly decide to be Toyo in real life. I was never a fan of Toyo but kiki(Lota Chuckwu). Toyo, keep calm and act more movies and work on your brand.
ReplyDeleteThis cldnt hv bn sed better.
DeleteThis young lady decided to turn "Toyo" into reality...but dts nt who she is. She isnt Toyosi d gud girl. Shes Juliana...the girl wt many flaws
You are very correct, her role in Jenifa's diary unconsciously made people think she is this innocent babe.
DeleteShe wasn't even raped, she was frolicking with a married man at 17 and they planned the sex. They had to look for a cheap hotel hurriedly before her mother's return from church. What was Juliana thinking including those demeaning details in her book?
ReplyDeleteJust because the man promised her marriage and she was aware of the man's marital status. So Toyo baby you were ready to be a 2nd wife at that ur age? Or you wanted the man to divorce his wife for you. Hmmmmmm
DeleteShe has no business writing a book. Does she know the type of people that write autobiographies? She irritates me to no end with her overly righteous and overly pious posts. Very annoying especially as her claim to fame is as an actress on one show!
ReplyDeleteShe needs to go back to school and do a masters if she's run out of ideas of what to do with her life.
Someone need to sit this girl down to talk sense into her head. What's she writing a biography for at 22 years old.....oshisco, when Funke Akindele, lindaikeji, Stella, RMD or Ramsey Noah hasn't thought of writing one......smh
ReplyDeleteToyo you for just keep quiet shaaa. Now you will cast, all the Same some still love you.
ReplyDeleteEnough with the judgemental words please.. She made a mistake maybe out of pressure from the interviewer .I know it was wrong of her but common, she is nothing but Human. The Lord is your strength Toyosi
ReplyDeleteEnough with the judgemental words please.. She made a mistake maybe out of pressure from the interviewer .I know it was wrong of her but common, she is nothing but Human. The Lord is your strength Toyosi
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