Toke Makinwa Addresses Misconceptions, Opens Up on Motherhood Journey

Media personality and beauty entrepreneur Toke Makinwa has clarified that, contrary to public perception, she does not hate men, describing herself instead as a “hopeless romantic.”

The 40-year-old made the revelation shortly after announcing that she is expecting her first child. She explained that she had prayed to become a mother before turning 40 and was overjoyed to conceive in December, just weeks after her milestone birthday in November.

Makinwa also disclosed that she had silently battled depression, a struggle she had never shared publicly until now.

“The popular belief out there is that I bash men or hate them. That has never been the truth. I’m a hopeless romantic,” she said. “People didn’t know I was depressed. Till now, no one knew why I held that thanksgiving service, and I’ve never spoken about it until this moment. At the start, I told God I wanted to turn 40 as a mum. I turned 40 in November, and He did it in December. He didn’t fail—God is never late. He just didn’t do it in the way I expected.”