Funke Akindele took to social media to describe Juliana as her child and admitted she missed her after the duo recently reconciled
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nollywood actress, Juliana Oloyode, has tendered a public apology to ace thespian and co-star in the popular television series ‘Jenifa’s Diary’, Funke Akindele after a six-year rift.
In 2017, several media reports claimed Juliana was dropped from Akindele’s sitcom, ‘Jenifa’s Diary’ over a monetary dispute.
But in a social media post shared on her page on Saturday, Juliana apologised to the filmmaker and attributed her rise to fame to her
She went on to say a misguided guardian caused their feud and expressed her love for her senior colleague, describing her action as a “mistake”.
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Taking to her Instagram post, Juliana wrote: “God used Aunty Funke Akindele @funkejenifaakindele to put me into the limelight.
“The kind of fame I earned from playing Toyosi in Jenifa’s Diary was too enormous for my understanding.
“However, the lack of industry nitty gritty started manifesting in me, coupled with the fact that I had a guardian (manager) who didn’t understand how the entertainment industry works.
“My guardian sent an email to Scene One TV, the producers of the Sitcom, which entire content I wasn’t aware of until recently. I want to use this opportunity to apologise to Aunty Funke Akindele.
“I am incredibly sorry for how I hurt you and how the email that was sent hurt you. Please forgive me for my childish mistakes of the past, I am deeply sorry for everything. I love you eternally Aunty Funke.”
Reacting to the post, Funke Akindele took to the comment section to accept her apology, hinting at a possible reunion.
She also described Juliana as her child and admitted she misses her too.
Akindele wrote: “My Juliana. I miss you. I will bite you. Omo mi. I love you. See you soon,”.
After the reconciliation made the rounds on social media, a lot of Nollywood stars expressed their joy over the mended relationship.
Veteran actress, Toyin Adewale wrote: ”@funkeakindele Iya ibeji thank you very much, Oluwa ada awon omo si fun eh loruko jesu kristi, God bless you, darling.”
Another ace thespian, Failthia Williams added: ”Aunty Funke thank you.. Allah will continue to bless you and yours.. ”
While Eniola Ajao wrote: ”You are a huge blessing our dearest Auntie FUNKE. Thank you so much for everything 🙏 We love you ma❤️.”
