How I left my village to join Nollywood – Tonto Dikeh

Tonto Dikeh

Actress Tonto Dikeh has recounted some of the experiences she had growing up in the village before she left to join the movie industry.

In an Instagram story on Sunday, the mother of one said she lived and grew up in the village before joining Nollywood.

The mother of one added that she misses the village life, the process of making cassava into garri and playing with her grandmother.

She said: “I miss the process of making cassava into garri, I miss the village life. Lived and grew up in my village till I joined the movie industry. One thing I miss is being earthly, I miss spooking granny and making her chase me with a broom in one hand and a snack in the other.”

Born into a family of seven from Obio-Akpor in Rivers State, the 36-year-old lost her mother when she was three years old. She was raised by her late stepmother.