Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has written a powerful note to herself as she turns 40 today, June 9th, 2025.
In a lengthy post on her Instagram page, she described herself as phenomenal and celebrated herself for not just growing but for evolving into the woman she is—bold, beautiful, and beautifully unbreakable.
She appreciated herself for being consistent, strong, brave, fearless, and fiercely faithful to her purpose. Dikeh noted that she isn’t just a mother but a mother of many nations, who leads with vision, gives grace, and loves with an open heart.
She appreciated herself for taking care of herself, choosing to heal over hiding, grow over ugly, and grace over grudge. Wishing herself a happy birthday, she stated that she is everything she prayed to become and that more is still on the way.
“To the Phenomenal Me,
Today, I pause to celebrate you not just for growing a year older, but for evolving into the woman you know are: bold, brilliant, and beautifully unbreakable.
Thank you for being consistent, for showing up even when the weight of the world tried to press you down.
Thank you for being strong when fear whispered lies; you roared back with courage.
Thank you for being brave, fearless, and fiercely faithful to your purpose.
You are not just a mother,
you are a mother of many nations.
You lead with vision, give gracefully, and love with an open heart. You’ve sown seeds in places no one saw, and they are blooming in ways only heaven could ordain.
I want to thank you for taking care of you.
I want to thank you for choosing healing over hiding, growth over guilt, and grace over grudge/Disgrace.
I want to thank you for never giving up, not even when silence was loud, or when the applause was absent.
I want to thank you for believing in your assignment, for rising after every fall, for laughing even through tears, and for daring to keep dreaming.
You are a leader, a light, a life-giver. You are God’s poetry in motion.
So today, I honour you, admire you, celebrate you, and love you,, my Beautiful Self.
Happy Birthday, KINGT. You are everything you prayed to become, and more is still on the way.
Look at how all the doors of your prayers have flung open?
It can only be El-Roi
With deep love and eternal gratitude,
— FROM ME TO ME”.
