Being Popular Isn’t The Same Thing As Being Successful – Toyin Aimakhu

Toyin Aimakhu has once again talked about her past drug use.

“You need to stop bad habits. I was involved in a lot of vices and it became worse last year,” Premium Times quoted her as telling the gathering.

“I abused drugs and I am not ashamed to say it because it’s now a thing of the past. They say codeine makes you high; I took a lot. I smoked a lot and I didn’t even know I looked horrible because I was so skinny.

“If you came to my house last year, you would meet a lot of people and you won’t want to leave because we smoked, gossiped about people and what have you.

“I made a lot of mistakes when I began acting and that was because I did not have plans. I just wanted to be known.

“But, I now know that being popular isn’t the same thing as being successful. When I got into the industry and the fame became too much, I became irresponsible.

“I could not boast of N1 million in 2016. I was making money and I wanted to feel among. When one of our colleagues bought a car, it was trouble because we all strove to buy the same car or a bigger one.

“I had to change my circle for good and this change started in March 2017,”‎ she said.

Toyin Abraham also spoke about her self-esteem issues.

“I realized I actually don’t love myself and I want people around to love me. Then I think I wasn’t focusing on the things that really matter. And I always choose people before me. I think I didn’t love myself. I didn’t love myself enough and I want people around me to love me,” she said.