By Uzoma Chukwudi
Popular media personality and online mogul, Toke Makinwa, has denied reports of a secret marriage to entertainment entrepreneur, Farouk Umar.
Makinwa addressed the speculation during her 40th birthday thanksgiving celebration in Lagos.
The speculation began on social media on Sunday night, implying that Toke had secretly tied the knot with Umar at the Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island.
The rumours gained weight as the two were showing intimacy as Toke was seen in a white dress and Farouk wearing traditional buba and sokoto attire in a viral video that surfaced on the Internet.
Toke however, clarifies that Farouk is just a close friend and nothing more. She added that he has supported her during tough times.
“On Obasanjo’s internet, they said I got married to this guy. This guy is my best friend. Listen, on Toke Makinwa’s internet, they said I married Farouk. Farouk, my friend, ore mi.. this is my nigga and my friend, my brother, who wan marry you. Farouk held me down when there was nobody,” she said.
Toke also recalledher past difficult marriage to Maje Ayida in 2014 and their eventual divorce in 2017.
She expressed gratitude for the strength she gained through the difficult experience, sharing how deeply the end of her marriage affected her, as she once felt like she would not survive it.
“Jesus, you comforted me when my friends left me. Jesus, you saw me through a divorce. When I thought I was going to die, when I did not know if I was going to wake up the next day, somehow you held me together. Even when I showed a frail faith, you knew I was not frail. Somehow, you made me a tiger. You are the one that liveth. You are the one that will never fail” she said.