Bidemi Kosoko Fires Back at Critics Questioning Her Age

Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Thursday, November 12, 2026 Sign in / Join Home National Lifestyle Sports Bet Predictions World News FacebookInstagramTwitterVimeoYoutube Home National Lifestyle Sports Bet Predictions World News Search HomeEntertainmentBidemi Kosoko Fires Back at Critics Questioning Her Age Entertainment Bidemi Kosoko Fires Back at Critics Questioning Her Age By GidiPoint.com November 12, 2026 0 1 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Email Telegram Nigerian actress Bidemi Kosoko has responded to critics questioning her age after she celebrated her 40th birthday.

Kosoko, the daughter of veteran actor Jide Kosoko, marked the occasion on October 21 with friends and colleagues from the film industry.

On Thursday, she shared screenshots on Instagram of comments from people who disputed her age. Some claimed she was born in 1988 and was therefore 38, while others said they grew up with her and believed she was not yet 40.

In a video response, Kosoko presented what she described as her original birth certificate, which lists her date of birth as October 21, 1986. She also said some critics had accused her father of inflating her age in his birthday message. Kosoko suggested that online searches may have contributed to the confusion and called those challenging her age “stupid and daft people chasing clout on the internet.”

“I was born in 1986. My dad also came out and told you guys I was born in 1986. What exactly do you want with my age? What will it do to you?” she said.

Kosoko added that she had initially tried to ignore the criticism, but said the insults had become excessive. She also pushed back against claims that her sister Sola had misrepresented her age.

“I should not have bothered about this. But this is getting too much. You just keep insulting me. Some are even saying Sola also lied about her age. What is your problem? Does she look like a baby? My sister is 46, going to 47 by January. I am not even her immediate sibling. We have three siblings in between us,” she said.

Addressing people who said they had lived with her in Abule Egba, Kosoko argued that growing up in the same area did not mean they were the same age. She said she had previously understated her age, but that her father had advised her against doing so. She described turning 40 as a milestone she wanted to celebrate.

“For those of you saying we lived in Abule Egba together. I can be playing with different people, yet we are not of the same age. I used to reduce my age before and it was even my dad who cautioned me. Why will I not celebrate this? This is 40. It is a round figure,” she said.

Kosoko also said she could not have fabricated her age because her father was not present when she was born, and his colleagues acted as parents at her naming ceremony.

“I cannot even lie about my age. My dad was not around when they gave birth to me. It was some of his colleagues who stood in as parents for him on my naming ceremony. If I lied, those people would come out and disregard my claim,” she said.

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