May 19, (THEWILL)- The duo of actress, Carolyne Hollinworth Hutchings, formerly known as Caroline Danjuma and fashion entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani have buried the hatchet and are now back to being best of friends. A few years ago, both ladies were very close friends but gossip, backbiting and jealousy tore their friendship apart. Fast forward 2022 when they were both inadvertently cast as members of the ‘Real Housewives of Lagos,’ a reality television series, both women took to X formerly known as Twitter, to open up their can of worms and generally wash their dirty linen in public.
Back in the day, it was common knowledge that Toyin dated a prominent member of the Oniru royal family in Lagos State. The relationship however broke down shortly after he threw her an elaborate birthday party at the Civic Centre, Lagos. Toyin blamed Caroline for the breakdown of her relationship. She accused Caroline of ruining her life by allegedly getting entangled with her then married lover. Toyin claimed she was with her ex-lover who she was engaged to be married to, for 11 years only for Caroline to allegedly embed herself in her (Toyin) ex-lover’s life which led to her (Toyin) ex turning against her and chasing her and her young daughter out of the home he got for her.
Toyin claimed that her ex-lover also kicked her out of the stores he set up for her where she ran some of her businesses, including a fashion outfit, a travel agency etc. She claimed she was beaten black and blue by her ex-lover before he kicked her out. Toyin also claimed that Caroline who thought she could ruin her (Toyin) own life got served by karma as she (Caroline) also got caught, allegedly having an extra marital affair.
She also said that, being a good friend, she did everything within her power to protect Caroline and even till date, refused to spill the beans about what Caroline was up to while married to her now ex billionaire husband, Musa Danjuma and even allegedly pleaded on Caroline’s behalf to her husband.
Acording to her, Caroline had no visible means of income and she peddled lies for a living. She claimed that Caroline lied that she had a record label, when in reality her ex-husband didn’t allow her to work. Toyin recalled giving her money sometimes as Caroline’s husband allegedly wouldn’t even give her money. She recalled that Caroline would cry endlessly about how horrible her ex-husband allegedly treated her.
In those dark times, Toyin claimed, she was Caroline’s succour. She also said that while she had a legitimate business that put food on her table, Caroline allegedly had a 9 to 5 job where she worked for someone else, but lied that she owned a business.
Defending herself, Caroline whose marriage to Danjuma ended in 2016 over counter accusation of infidelity denied being the reason Toyin’s love affair with her married lover ended. She alleged that Toyin’s married lover had people monitoring Toyin’s movement and giving him feedback of her alleged shady movements and including getting entangled allegedly, with different men. She alleged that Toyin dated her married lover in the hopes that he would ditch his wife and engage her as Toyin was never engaged to him.
She accused Toyin of being mean to her married lover’s wife including any woman she saw him with. Caroline also claimed that Toyin allegedly abandoned her ex-husband in London just to be with her married lover but that her unfaithfulness towards her married lover ended the relationship. The accusations were endless. But it is obvious that the two have decided to let love lead. This was evident during Africa Movies Viewers Choice Award, AMVCA ceremony this past weekend. It was an opportunity for both women to show they have both reconciled their differences. Both stepped out to the glamorous event together with Caroline wearing a custom-made piece by Toyin.
