Nollywood actresses, like other elebrities, spend time building their names to become recognisable brands.
After years of working hard to create a name, an identity change is a big sacrifice for many, especially the women who get married.
That is why Funke Akindele, Mercy Johnson, Adesua Etomi, Joke Silva and a host of others have either kept their maiden names or added their husbands’ with a hyphen.
There are also those who change their name because of a scandal or they are no longer with their partners.
Below we look at three Nollywood actress who changed their names.
Toyin Abraham
Once known as Toyin Aimakhu, the Alakada actress is now known as Toyin Abraham. Giving the reasons behind the change of name, the actress said it “is a family decision and will like to be officially addressed as Toyin Abraham henceforth.”
However, there are many who think she changed her name because of all the drama she has been involved in, ranging from her failed marriage to Adeniyi Johnson, romantic relationship with Seun Egbegbe and experiment with mind-altering substances.
Faithia Williams
Fathia changed her surname to ‘Williams’ following her divorce from fellow actor, Saheed Balogun.
The actress held on to Balogun for a while after the couple separated but finally decided to let go after public scrutiny.
Tonto Dikeh
Tonto Dike on Wednesday officially changed her name to ‘King Tonto’. The actress has been bearing the name on her Instagram account for some time after she ended her marriage to Olakunle Churchhill.
She disclosed the name change in an Instagram post alongside a picture of her voter’s card as proof.
Tonto, 32, had a short-lived marriage, to Churchill, whom she has accused of domestic violence and infidelity among other things.
