Media darling Toke Makinwa is the cover star for the debut “Transformation” issue of Fame Extra magazine.
In the digital magazine’s exclusive interview with Latasha Ngwube, Toke talks about everything from fashion, style, beauty, relationships and many more…
Read some excerpts below!
Your skin, especially your face is flawless like a china doll. How do you do it? Tell us your secrets!
I have none. I never go to bed with makeup on, I am a product junkie, you should see me at the cosmetic brand, I try so many things till I find what works and I try to exfoliate a lot too.
It’s no secret that you are single again. For you, are there any upsides to your status?
It’s tricky! It’s exactly like learning to ride a bike again but I think I am doing very well. Laughs. Of course you get the initial stumble and fall off but the key is to accept that things are different now and that’s ok. My first date after my separation, I cried on my way home as I couldn’t believe I was back dating again, the stress and joys of getting to know someone again, the excruciating pain of the past and the will to trust another again.
What would you say was your biggest misconception about marriage?
People are not honest enough! You are told to keep quiet about everything like showing a sign of ‘all is not well’ automatically means you have a bad marriage. The thing is, everyone struggles, no situation is perfect and if people walked around with a little bit of honesty about their situation, a lot of marriages might survive. Religion is also a very big problem, God is involved in Marriage and he has also blessed us with the capacity to think and make decisions for ourselves so people need to be less religious and more aware of His love. There will be way less judgement. So much goes on in a home and you are told to keep mute, keep taking, pray till your knees get dark from kneeling (which is a good thing, don’t get me wrong), but a lot of people lose who they are trying to keep with all of these mandates that doesn’t always work. I am not saying you should go around telling everyone your business but I feel if we had more people open up about their struggles and a society that is less judgmental, people will begin to appreciate the beauty of seeing two people work at staying together and realising the sheer amount of work required on both sides.
How do you deal with controversy?
I just don’t meddle too much in what is being said or how it is being analysed… I simply keep it moving. God has been so incredible in my career and before I started, he told me. “You will hold your peace and I will fight for you”. He has not failed me yet. I just pray about the situation and remind him always that as a servant looks up to his master and a maid servant to her mistress; my eyes are on him (GOD).
Is dating on the cards for you right now?
Yes, and I am having a lot of fun right now.
Check out more photos from the shoot below!
Shoot Credits
Photography by Aham Ibeleme @ahamibeleme
Art direction/styling by Ifan Ifeanyi Michael @thinkifan
Make Up by Anita Brows Adetoye @anitabrows
Hair by Fabulous Hair
Outfit: Moashystudios x @jzofashion_ng
Control Hat by @ifeanyinwune
Neck Piece by @nicholebyhaguanna
Styling Assistant Osegbo Michael
Interview by Latasha Nwugbe @latashalagos
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