I used to beg for money to eat — Tonto Dikeh

There are many sides to everybody. For Tonto Dikeh,
it seems the side that is well known is the wild one.

Controversial as many may think this singer and
actress is, she does have her subtle side and she laid it
on the line for everyone to see in an Instagram post on
Wednesday by telling whoever cares to listen her story
of humble beginning.

“Growing up life was not easy, not after I lost my mom
at the age of three. Though I thank my step mom for
keeping up with my rudeness and stubbornness.

Sometimes, I felt like killing myself but God saw me
through that stage in my life and sometimes I sit and
ask God why me?

At the age of twenty, I said to myself `I wouldn’t ask
my dad for money- I wanted to be independent. I tried
traveling to UK but I got refused at Nigerian
Embassy, not because my documents were not complete
but because I didn’t have the connection to pass
through” she stated
“University life was so hard for me, handouts I could
not afford, I begged from hand to mouth just to eat!
Sometimes, I considered going back to my dad but ego
and pride wouldn’t let me.

Then, all my jeans were Alaba bend-down-select. If
the jeans was longer than me I would cut it to my size
to make it look rugged! If I asked friends for a
favour, before they helped they would ask me to do
something for them in return, like cleaning their rooms,
or helping  with course work” she added.
She then went on to advise her fans never to give up in
their struggle to make it in life. For sometime now,
Tonto has been engaging in a soft kind of motivational
talks on social media, showing people there might be
another side to the controversial figure we all hate to
love.