Tonto Dikeh, also known
as Tonto Dike (born June 9, 1985) is a Nigerian actress from Rivers
State and is of the Ikwerre tribe. Dikeh, from a family of seven.
In 2005 she competed against other contestants on a reality TV show
called The Next Movie Star; she was the first runner up. Dikeh's
appearance on the show was as a means of getting closer to the "big
time", she says, and her start in the Nigerian movie industry came soon
after. Nollywood, as it is colloquially known, is second only to the
Indian film industry in number of movies produced each year.
Dikeh says that after her second movie Holy Cross, more movie directors
and producers were willing to cast her, and she has appeared in scores
of movies since. Dikeh's role in the movie Dirty Secret has generated
controversy amongst Nigerians, because the movie contains nude scenes.
While some criticize her role of being untraditional and un-African,
others say that Dikeh is merely being professional.
In January 2011 Dikeh took part in a charity fashion show in Lagos with
Banky W., Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and others.
Tonto was known in Nollywood as a chain smoker and had started smoking
since the age of 14 but she recently testified that she stopped smoking
after prayers with Pastor T.B. Joshua via his Christian television
station Emmanuel TV.
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