Toke Makinwa: If I had remarried, I’d have divorced again

Toke Makinwa, the media personality, says she would have gotten divorced again if she had remarried.

Toke married Maje Ayida, her longtime partner, in 2014.

However, their union was short-lived due to infidelity allegations in 2015, leading to their divorce in 2017.

In a recent episode of her podcast, Toke Moments, the media personality reflected on being 40, single, and childless while admitting that it once made her feel bad but no longer does.

She said she has learned to embrace reality and focus on achievements.

Makinwa added that if she had remarried, she would likely have gotten divorced again because the “lessons never stop”.

She encouraged people to accept their truth as a way to move forward.

“I am 40, I am single, and I am childless. I said it, and I didn’t die, and that always made me tear up,” she said.

“I used to feel like, how am I 40 and I don’t have a child? How am I 40 and I single? How am I 40, and I am alone? Listen, if I am completely honest with you guys, if I had gotten married again, I would have been divorced because the lessons never stop.

“I am grateful for the journey, I am grateful for where I am at, and I am grateful that I am 40.

“Life is perspective. I can look at the statement and be filled with regret, but I chose to look at it from another perspective.

“So, I look at my life like I am 40 and a boss, have built an empire, being one of the most resounding voices in Africa, have a love of family, and am in great health.

“I love what I do, and I am not waking up miserable, thinking that I am still here.

“You need to sit with your truth, and when you do so, you can’t shame the shameless”.