Proud mother and reality TV star, Tokunbo ‘Tboss’ Idowu, got candid as she opened up about breastfeeding.
Taking to Instagram to share beautiful photos of herself breastfeeding her daughter, Tboss recalled how she almost got depressed when she couldn’t lactate for weeks until one ‘Beautiful Day’ she discovered she had milk.
According to Tboss, breastfeeding is now her ‘favorite Mommie & Baby time’ because it helps her ‘creates a form of bonding’ with her daughter.
Read her full post below.
Let’s talk Breastfeeding.
When I was pregnant I read a lot. I was glued to Google & all the mommy blogs, pages, books. I even finally braved watching a couple of birthing clips. That was a hard one. But what Genuinely Freaked the heck outta me was Breastfeeding. The thought of it alone gave me sleepless nights. No Jokes.
After having my daughter I didn’t lactate until a couple of weeks afterwards. I almost got depressed. I did EVERYTHING. I ate everything & drank everything they advised until one Beautiful Day I had milk. Words cannot explain how Happy I was & now! Well, Now my Mother calls me “Vacuta Vesela”.
I LOVE to Breastfeed my child, It’s my favorite Mommie & Baby time. It creates a form of Bonding that’s nothing short of Spiritually Magical if such a thing even exists. The way she holds unto me, looks into my eyes whilst she suckles & smiles at me ??. I feel the Most Powerful when I’m breastfeeding. I honestly dread the day that I would have to stop.
Pastor Joseph Eastwood Anaba of the Fountain Gates Ministry in Ghana has made a bizarre statement about women who do not ask for money from their boyfriends.
According to the man of God, a girlfriend who doesn’t ask for money from her man is a witch who is trying to kill her partner after one month.
Ghana Celebrities reported that Pastor Anaba made the controversial statement while delivering a sermon in his church.
“A girlfriend who doesn’t take your money is a witch who is trying to kill you after one month. So, they are not looking for your money, they are looking for your life,” Rev. Eastwood Anaba is quoted as saying.
He also went on to warn the men in his church not to get excited when their girlfriends do not ask them for money as it may be a sign of danger.
“So, don’t be happy and say that you are dating a girl who doesn’t like money, who rather gives you money. She is buying you to chew you. You are a cow, she is going to chew you and she is going to use you as ‘Kyinkyinga. You are walking soya,” the man of God warned.
A Nigerian man has recounted the shock and feeling of respect he had after visiting the house of a minister sometime back.
Identified as @RealSolaKuti on Twitter, the man narrated how he visited a politician’s house and there was power outage but much to his surprise, instead of putting on a generator, the family lit a candle.
@RealSolaKuti revealed how he questioned their decision to light a candle, and was told by the minister’s children that their father was training them on how to get used to something they cannot afford.
He was moved by their answers referred to the act as a show of integrity while also revealing that the man in question is related to famous afrobeats legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
“I once visited a ministers house in Ikoyi. Nepa ‘took light’ and they were lighting candle. I said una no get Gen?……They said. Daddy said we should not get used to something we can’t afford. Now that is INTEGRITY. Prof Olikoye Ransome Kuti. Continue to rest well.” he tweeted.
Heavy weight boxer, Tyson Fury has given a damning verdict on fellow Briton Anthony Joshua saying the latter had lost his fear factor.
Recall that the Nigerian born boxer only recently retrieved his world heavy weight titles from Andy Ruiz Jr in December. He had lost them to the Mexican six months earlier.
But after being knocked out in their first meeting – and boxing on the back foot in the rematch – Fury believes Joshua no longer sends chills through the division.
“Everyone has to do whatever they have to do to win a fight,” he said.
“I don’t think any of the fighters out there in the world are worried about AJ anymore, his bubble has well and truly been burst.
“No one is bothered about AJ anymore and they won’t be about Wilder either, when I burst his bubble too.”
It might be a while before Fury gets to battle it out with AJ however, for now he is preparing for his rematch with Deontay Wilder on Saturday week.
Controversial Nollywood actress, and mother of one, Tonto Dikeh, has a word of advice for her fans on Instagram.
The mother of one has stated that one should always avoid relatives or anyone in particular that hates or dislikes their mother.
Although, we are yet to get a clue on what might have transpired during her long absence from home, but it is glaring the actress seems hurt.
She wrote:
”Avoid relatives that hate your mom, and disrespect her. The truth is that if they can’t respect your own mother who you hold in high regard, their regard for you is superficial and fake. Anyone who vehemently dislikes you shouldn’t be anywhere close to your children. This life is deep and the heart of men is malignant.
How do you know they mean your child well when they dislike you?How do you know they mean you well when their loathe the womb that bore you?
Be vigilant; when they can’t get you, someone close to you becomes the next target. So, shield your children from people that mean you no good..KINGTONTO “
An unidentified lady took to Snapchat to publicly call out her friend she identified as “Ada” for sleeping with her boyfriend.
A major highlight of the 17 seconds video was the moment the lady showed off her friend’s father she slept with as payback to her friend who allegedly slept with her boyfriend.
The lady was heard saying;
“Ada you slept with my boyfriend, see now I’m in the hotel room with your father. Hello honey say hello”
The alleged father of her friend at that point said “hello”.
Nollywood director, Tchidi Chikere, took to his IG page last night to offer prayers against those he claims comes to attack him while he sleeps at night.
Posting photos of his scratched body, Chidi who is married to actress, Nuella Njubigbo, wrote
“Whiever keeps coming to do this mischief on my body while I m sleeping. GOD will kill you for me..Been battling evil and fools like you for years..2011 till date..I think your time is up. Feels like a razor cut when I wake up..happens mostly when I go to bed too tired to pray and it s not funny anymore. But I m ready a d my Maker is ready too. We dont look like what we go through.”
NBA legend, Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant have been laid to rest in a private funeral which took place Feb.11 in Los Angeles.
The funeral comes just two weeks after the pair died in a tragic helicopter crash along with seven passengers, Christina Mauser, John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah Chester, Payton Chester, and pilot Ara Zobayan.
Bryant, 41, and Gianna were on their way to basketball practice when the helicopter they were in crashed, killing everyone on board.
A public memorial will also be held on February 24 at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, where fans will be giving the opportunity to pay their respects.
“We are one city that believes in each other, believes in something bigger than ourselves,” Mayor Eric Garcetti has said. “We will absolutely do everything to make sure that this is done so that everybody can come to it as well.”
Bryant and Gianna are survived by his wife Vanessa, and daughters Natalia, Bianka and Capri.
Beverly Naya has reacted to the headline used in a recent interview she granted, stating that ‘it’s unfortunate that when a woman grants an interview in this part of the world, the headline is almost always about about her marital status or opinions on marriage.’
The actress stated that in spite of spending a better part of her time talking about her life, career and aspirations, the focal point is always “marriage”.
Beverly tweeted;
Quite unfortunate that when a woman grants an interview in this part of the world, the headline is almost always about about her marital status or opinions on marriage. You’ll spend 30 mins talking about your life, career and aspirations only to have ‘marriage’ be the focus. Wow.
Actress, business woman and mum of two, Mercy Aigbe has recounted her bitter experience in the hands of her former husband, Lanre Gentry.
The actress made this known while recently addressing her fans in her newly opened Youtube channel.
The actress who in 2018, got separated from Gentry on grounds of domestic violence, disclosed thus:
“The first time the slap came, it felt like I was dreaming. I wasn’t expecting it and I was shocked beyond words. I didn’t know it was going to happen but it happened. The begging would then come after that. Once a man raises his hand to hit you, he is going to do it over and again. However, because it was my second attempt (at marriage), I was ready to make it work, even with all the violence. I was there hoping and praying. I just wanted a happy home.
“The incident that broke the camel’s back was the one where I almost died. The beating was horrible. People often say actresses don’t want to remain married. Who told them that? (You think) being a celebrity doesn’t make me human? Does (being a celebrity) mean I don’t want to have a happy home? They say actresses are promiscuous but promiscuity is not (the exclusive preserve of) any profession. When mine (break-up) happened, it wasn’t easy because I am a celebrity. I read a lot of things online. Some people even said I made it up. But, nobody can dictate to me how to live my life.”
Encouraging women to speak up when they are assaulted by their husbands. Mercy who recently released a movie titled, ‘Victims’, which has domestic violence as its theme, further said, “I have been through domestic violence and I came out strong. I would love to see the end of domestic violence in society. It wasn’t easy for me because society always shames one. Everybody believes if one is experiencing domestic violence, one has to be patient as a woman and take it all to remain in one’s husband’s house. A lot of people have lost their lives as a result of domestic violence. And religion is not helping. An assaulted woman could go to her pastor and the cleric would say, ‘Oh madam, you need to keep praying’. Is it until she loses her life?”
An 18-year-old seminarian, Michael Nnadi who was killed by kidnappers, was buried on Tuesday, 11th February, 2020.
Micheal who was a seminarian at the Good Shepherd Catholic Major Seminary in Kaduna State, was abducted with thrree other seminarians from their hostel by kidnappers, on the 10th of January, 2020, and then taken to an unknown destination.
While the three other victims were later released from captivity, Nnadi was not lucky as he was killed and his corpse found along the Kaduna- Abuja highway on February 2nd.
Friends, family, and colleagues of the deceased could not hold back their tears as his remains was laid to rest at the school’s cemetery.
The funeral mass which had in attendance Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, Bishop of Kaduna Diocese, Most Reverend Mathew Ndagoso was held in honour of the seminarian.
Bishop Kukah in his sermon asked Christians to keep their faith alive despite the trying moment.
He called on the government to adopt a holistic approach in fighting insecurity in the country rather than play the blame game.
While describing the security situation as a sign of a near failed state, he called for the sack of the service chiefs, stating tht they “have run out of fresh ideas to tackle the situation.”
The Catholic Bishops Conference at the burial also called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the nation’s security and protect its citizens from being killed endlessly.
A Nigerian Disc Jockey was found murdered in his home in Turkey.
The Nigerian man who was identified as Emmanuel Ifeanyi Okonyia, was found dead in his apartment at Mecidiyeköy with his hands and feet tied from behind.
In a video shared on social media, police officers are seen at the building after a yellow tape was used to seal the crime scene.
In an early police investigation statement, it was understood that Emmanuel Okonyia, who had a knife next to his body, was tortured before he was killed.
The body of Emmanuel Ifeanyi Okonyia was removed from the Forensic Medicine Institute Morgue after the investigation.
Nigerian Singer and internet sensation, Speed Darlington has lamented over the high cost of living in Lagos, Nigeria.
The singer who left the country 18 years ago for greener pastures in the US returned to support his foe turned friend, Zlatan.
After delivering a superb performance at the “Bolanle” crooner’s show, he decided to extend his stay in Nigeria to reconnect with his roots.
However, the singer had difficulties adjusting to living the Nigerian way as he was always caught up in nasty scandals and this made him leave the country.
He took to his Instagram page to finally share his reason for leaving the country. According to him, he won’t be moving to Lagos if he ever decides to relocate back to Nigeria.
He wrote:
“Honestly I don’t know what I’m doing in Lagos maybe I should live in Benin City or Calabar where life is much cheaper and I can get to the capital within 10 hours of driving. With 2 million naira in Calabar i can have a very nice place with a maid.
Six weeks in Lagos I only got two jobs that’s not a lot. I don’t have plans of getting married right now but i want a child, outside Lagos, is my best bet.”
Sensational singer, Zlatan has professed his unconditional love for award winning singer and ‘Risky’ crooner, Davido.
Apparently, the Zanku singer just joined the plethora of well-wishers that have congratulated Davido after his singles and “A Good Time” went platinum.
The “Bolanle” singer congratulated Davido with a rather strange message that has caused a stir on social media since it was posted.
He wrote, “Davido you know I love you pass Chioma! More wins God’s favorite.”
While others have commended him for constantly supporting the singer, others slammed him for using such words to congratulate the singer.
Ace actor, Yemi Solade who recently celebrated his 60th birthday, opens up in a chat with City People about his experience in the industry.
The popular actor who does not take ‘nonsense’ from anybody revealed why some of his fellow actors don’t like him.
How did you get used to the existing tradition in the Yoruba movie industry?
I have had to adjust a bit. I met a whole lot of traditional ways they do their thing when I joined.
There is this particular practice in the Yoruba movie industry, it is called: I do for you, you do for me. It works for some people but not for me because I didn’t run a clique. They will invite stars to location, and end up giving them money just for fuel, and end up running round society men and women for the bigger survival. So, I chose to remain the consummate actor that I am. To Just be different, to do my craft and collect good fees and live a normal life.
How were you able to break into the Yoruba movie industry considering the long list of stars there already?
Yes. The likes of Taiwo Hassan. He was the Denzel Washington of the industry. Let’s give it to him. He’s got everything. He is tall, handsome and all that, and you know that I am not tall, but I have a mouth. I saw what these guys were trying to do, coming from their own backgrounds. The Alarijo thing. Though, we experienced it in Wole Soyinka’s theatre. Their Alarijo Theatre was from Ogunde Theatre, and that was what produced stars like Adebayo Salami, Jide Kosoko and others and they refer to them as “Oga Mi”. But I won’t use that term. If you ask me who trained me, I will just tell you, Wole Soyinka. He was a lecturer in the University of Ife, a Civil Servant that was paid. He did not employ or write any Jamb for me. He only influenced my studying Theatre and becoming a drama student in his department. But in the Yoruba arm, you must have an Oga. They have master and apprenticeship scheme. Somebody must train you and you cannot erode that, it has come to stay. Here I was, coming from Wole Soyinka’s line, where things like that were not applicable. I could give him all the respect that he taught me, but not to the extent of being subservient to him. That was the structure I met, and I was doing my thing differently and I had issues, because they saw me like someone that was arrogant and doing something they were not used to. They concluded I was just one guy that just came to have a feel of the industry.
I can remember when Mama Rainbow met me on the set of “Oju Inu”. She said “Doctor, if I invite you will you work for me? I played the role of Medical Doctor in the movie back then and everything was well structured. I began to point out certain things that I felt were missing such as calling someone Mrs. Tayo in a Corporate environment. Once you use the prefix, the surname has to follow. So they began to frown at my ideas, that Baba Ogunde already said it that some English people will come and hijack this theatre work. But despite everything I was focused because I already made up my mind to come and make impact. And don’t forget this is what I was trained to do. It is my job. It’s my life and I was not doing it for money. I was so excited that the Marketers who saw the flicks were interested in my job.
So I began to be their bride at that point. Many major roles were coming to me and I was enjoying myself. I had clashes with a few of them who were not ready to embrace my style and I was telling them I wasn’t shifting grounds. I had reasons to drop some bombshell in the media. Till tomorrow I will keep saying it that, lack of education, professional training, formal training is the problem of that sector, but I give it to them, they are a bunch of raw talents, that no one can take from them. If you see their crafts, you will fall in love with their skills, but the technical know-how and power of articulation we don’t have.
Also, the fear of Voodoo but I didn’t see all of that, I was cautioned to be extremely careful, but here I am today. I have contributed in my own little way and I’m still doing that now. And I think, we have more understanding now because those critics thought I was out to destroy the structure.
But I was only trying to let them know that I was not coming from their background and orientations but we can marry the two together. I even told them to their faces that either they like it or not, we must marry the two together and what was coming out from this small body was beautiful to lots of people. I represented a class of actors in the industry and with that, we began to increase, I mean Actors who have gone to school, not necessarily studying Theatre Arts, but those who have degrees in different fields. They could express themselves before the press and everybody speaks English fluently I began to see them and started feeling at ease with myself. And I was like, this is what I really want to see. So apart from exhibiting their skills, they can relate with people of other professions with confidence.
A Nigerian lady has narrated how her mother carved a niche for herself after running away from her abusive father and stepmother and enlisting in the Nigerian army at the age of 16.
According to @happybbb, her mother retired from the Nigerian army after giving birth at an early age. However instead of folding her arms and doing nothing, her ‘superhero’ mother took her GCE, got admitted into the University of Lagos (UNILAG), got a masters and PGD and subsequently led the outpatient pharmacy at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
The Nigerian lady further revealed that her mother who had the foresight of moving their family to Canada so they can get better education, had to start all over again in her 50s after achieveing that.
She said her mother is now practising as a pharmacist in Canada afte recertifying and taking board examinations.
The family of the late Clement and Toyin Okhide, who were killed in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State on Tuesday, has appealed to the media to refrain from purveying wrong information on the incident and allow it mourn its dead.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the Okhide family was thrown into mourning when its 23-year-old son, Michael, allegedly stabbed his parents to death.
But the family in a statement on Tuesday urged the media to refrain from sensationalism in the reportage of the matter, especially where such reports were based on inaccuracies.
The family in the statement signed by the children of the deceased–Dr Abiola Odeyinka, Miss Ayooluwa Okhide and Master Stephen Okhide– described the incident as sad and traumatic for the family.
It pleaded for public support and empathy at the trying and difficult period for the family, saying the challenge of drug abuse and mental illness was rife and required collective action to tackle it.
” This is a sensitive matter for us as we mourn the loss of our dear parents who loved us and gave us the best support any child could ever desire.
“Once again, we are pained by this occurrence and we passionately urge the media and general public to desist from further sensationalizing this occurrence,” the statement said.
It would be recalled that the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, had said a manhunt had been launched for Michael, adding that the corpses were evacuated to the Isolo General Hospital.
“On Tuesday, February 4, 2020, around 6.00 p.m., I was alerted that a young man, Michael Okhide, 23, had killed his father, Clement Okhide, 60 and suspected to have seriously injured his mother at No 6 Akeem Gbadamosi Street.
” When our men were mobilised to the scene, we found Clement dead in a pool of his blood in the kitchen.
” Blood was also seen all over the kitchen and a thorough search of the house led to the discovery of the remains of Clement’s wife, Toyin, 50, in one of the locked-up rooms upstairs.
“Two corpses were recovered and deposited at the Isolo General Hospital’s mortuary. The assailant equally stabbed his sister, Mary, in the stomach and on the hands.
”She has visited the Ejigbo Health Centre where she received treatment. A manhunt has been launched to arrest the fleeing assailant,” he had said. (NAN)
BBnaija 2017 star, T-Boss has taken to her Instragram page to share photos of her daughter while celebrating her 6th month on Earth.
The reality star who is yet to bless fans with a proper photo of her daughter, still opted to concealing her face for reasons best known to her.
Sharing photos of herself, her daughter, and her cake with the words “Happy half” written on it, she wrote:
“I was sure. Actually I was positive that I wouldn’t be that Mom. But I am. I’m soooo that Extra Mommie & My girl Loves it. She didn’t just smash her cake but she actually fed me some & by feeding me I mean my whole body #HappyHalfBirthday my Beautiful Princess. You are such a Blessing & Shining Light to Us all”
An early morning fire outbreak on Tuesday, destroyed properties worth millions of Naira at the Atakumosa Central market in Ilesa, Osun state.
The fire which started around 1am raged on for over two hours before it was put out around 3:45am by operatives of fire service in the state.
According to reports, the fire broke out early hours without knowing its cause and the intensity of the fire could not be contained by the group of people trying to put it out, adding that fire fighters were summoned.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Folasade Odoro disclosed that police deployed men to the scene to forestall wanton looting of shops by miscreants.
She added that the extent of damage cannot be ascertained yet, but confirmed that several shops were razed by the outbreak.
Nigerians on social media have reacted after the release of a video showing a Nigerian father refusing medical assistance for his ailing daughter, Precious, just because his church is against blood transfusion.
The video was shared by activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, who met with the parents in Sapele, Delta state
The child suffers from Hydrocephalus and might need blood transfusion if a surgery is carried out on her.
Her father in a chat with Harrison, said he is not opposed to medical help for his daughter but what he will never allow is for a blood transfusion to be done on his 1 year and 7 months old daughter.
”We in Jehovah’s witnesses, we don’t take blood. I would not want to transfuse blood into the child. We will not accept blood transfusion. If in the course of surgery they would transfuse blood in the child, we would not want that. I don’t want my baby to die but that is our faith”he said
Big Brother Naija 2019 star, Tacha has called out an Abuja based hotel over their inefficiency and security breach.
The reality TV star made this known via her Instagram page during a live video recording. According to her, she was lying down inside the room when a stranger walked into her room.
Tacha revealed that the young man gained access to the hotel room with a master key. After gaining access into the room, the unidentified man walked towards her with a ‘Schoolbag’ and kept asking the reality TV star if she was the owner of the item.
Tacha said the hotel is not safe and she was going to move to another hotel.
Her boyfriend, King Ladi was also curious as she shared a message which reads “WTF” on his Insta story.
See video below ;
Something traumatizing happened today! I’m Stucked in between talking about it or letting it slide ? • • •#TachaTheShow
wat if she was naked?By now dey will be negotiating with blogs on how much dey will pay to release d nude,instablog will now caption it,nude Tacha seen in a hotel room in Abuja waiting for a client ?God punish d useless hotel people #TachaTheShow T ur enemies will never see you. pic.twitter.com/N4GRNOiqnw
We are not Letting Love Lead on this One, and Please don’t come here with that not today. We will drag them until an Official Apology is tended and after that we go still drag them wtf?.#TachaTheShowpic.twitter.com/GvqHLLlK6T
The singer was recently up for a Grammy award and for the ceremony proper, he stepped out in a regal, patterned two-piece suit styled by Ronami Ogulu, which he accessorized with his signature Fela Kutidiamond pendant around his neck.
‘Mama Burna’ looked absolutely majestic in her red suit.
Big Brother Naija 2019 star, Ike Onyeama has revealed the reason why he hasn’t tied the knot with his lover and winner of the reality show, Mercy Eke.
In a short conversation with popular bar man, Cubana Chief Priest, the ex-housemate disclosed that Mercy’s bride price keeps increasing by the day.
He further stated that he’s now competing with well known rappers and footballers in the world.
Reacting to Ike’s statement, Cubana consoled Ike, stating clearly that since he was the first to openly acknowledge his love for Mercy, then they would certainly make sure he’s happy in the end.
Nigerian rapper Zlatan Ibile has taken to his social media page to share his thoughts about today’s pastors.
According to the rapper, he does not believe in many of them despite being a pastor’s son.
The ”Bolanle” crooner went on to share his thoughts about YBNL boss Olamide, who released a new EP last night titled ”999” saying he believes in him more than so many pastors.
”Sorry to say i believe baddo than so many pastors ! I’m a pastors son too bad.”
Sorry to say i believe baddo than so many pastors ! I’m a pastors son too bad ?
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Ike Onyema attended the housewarming party of his ex-girlfriend, Mercy Eke on Monday.
Recall, Mercy had called it quits with the model on social media.
During the party, the model was spotted whispering something into the curvy video vixen’s ear as she leaned into his arms and she was heard jokingly telling him to go away.
In another video, the model stopped Mercy from taking a photo with co-reality star, Omashola.
On the 29th of December 2019, Mercy had announced that she will be celebrating her housewarming party while marking that the Sunday of the year.
The BBNaija winner got embroiled in a controversy after she revealed she bought her home at the sum of 75million from realtor, Ned Okonkwo.
After giving her fans alias Mercenaries a tour round her Lekki house, she hosted a couple of her close friends and treated them to a party where Ike couldn’t keep his eyes and hands off her.
Social media commentator, Reno Omokri has stated that side chicks look hotter than the main wives because they have not started living with the man.
He added that they look hotter because they see the men when have perfected their make-ups.
Speaking via a tweet he sent out on Monday, he further advised that it is wrong to leave a wife for a side chick because with time, the hotness of the side chick would disappear once marriage sets in.
He wrote:
Dear men, Side chicks look hotter than wives because you don’t live with them. You only see them when they perfect their makeup. Dont leave a wife for a hot side chick. Her hotness is a mirage that will disappear once you start living with her!
Dear men,
Side chicks look hotter than wives because you dont live with them. You only see them when they perfect their makeup. Dont leave a wife for a hot side chick. Her hotness is a mirage that will disappear once you start living with her!#FreeLeahSharibu#RenosNuggets
Simone Johnson, the 18-year-old daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is planning to follow in the footsteps of her dad, grandfather, and great-grandfather into wrestling.
The WWE Network announced on Monday that Simone has signed with WWE and will begin training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando
She responded to the news on Instagram shortly after WWE, writing, “To the little girl who fell in love with wrestling & said ‘this will be my life one day’, this is for you. I’m humbled, grateful & ready to work. Let’s do this.”
Simone Johnson also told WWE: “It means the world to me. To know that my family has such a personal connection to wrestling is really special to me and I feel grateful to have the opportunity, not only to wrestle but to carry on that legacy.”
“Simone knows she has a lot to learn,” WWE head trainer Matt Bloom said. “She’s hungry to learn and picks the coaches’ minds, and the veteran Superstars’, as well. She’s not going to rest on her laurels. It’s been a short time, but she’s been crushing it.”
Her father, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, is the first third-generation wrestler in WWE history. He was an eight-time WWE heavyweight champion and one of the biggest stars in pro wrestling history.
Simone’s grandfather, WWE Hall of Famer Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, was one of the two first African American World Tag Team Champions in WWE’s history. He died in January at age 75.
Her great-grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, started this dynasty of talented wrestlers.
