Taking to her Instagram account recently, Tonto Dikeh narrated how she struggled her way through university doing odd jobs just to survive.
Controversial Nollywood actress and Duchess of DB Records, Tonto Dikeh, has revealed how she had to struggle through school to become who she is today.
Taking to her Instagram account, Tonto Dikeh narrated her grass to grace story while crediting her success in life to her stepmother, her determination to succeed despite the odds and God.
"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?" she began.
She continued: "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.
"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 concluded.
The 29-year-old actress, who recently delved into singing, is a graduate of petro-chemical engineering from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology.