Popular Nollywood actress and mother of
two, Annie Idibia, has taken to her
Instagram page to narrate her emotional
grass to grace story in a Throw-back
Thursday post.
The celebrity wife of Nigerian legendary R&B
musician, 2Face Idibia, revealed how she
sold pepper with her mum to make ends
meet after her parents separated, how her
brother died because of poverty and many
more.
Here’s her Instagram post in full;
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“Don’t Even Know If It Right Or Wrong
Posting This… This Image is my big broda @
westafricanhebrew n I Just Appreciating n
Thanking God 4 All His Blessings.. But I Truly
Hope This Will Inspire Someone This
Morning.. This Is Actually The True Story Of
My Life As A Kid Raised By A Single Struggling
Mother With 4Kids.(We Lost Our baby broda
to Tuberculosis 4 lack of good treatment/
money)..RIP EMMANUEL.
“I Always Knew Some Where deep In My
Heart That I “Annie” Was Created For Bigger
n Better Things,that this right here isnt my
life…I remeber Very Clearly As A Kid Maybe
10 or 11 Every Evening Walked From
Igbogosho Crossing The Famous lekki
Expressway 2 Jakande just to Fetch Water
for cooking etc..It Was Always Me,My Elder
Brothers And Friends,we made Every
Evening A Fun 1! We Catch Up n Play,Sing n
Danced All d Way n Back.
“We Never Knew What Electricity was 4
3years Or Even tv sef.. @macaulaywisdom,Sly
Remeber?And We Were kids that From Birth
Till I think i was 6/7years Was Born With
Silver spoon Not gold ooowent to a private
nursery n primary sch b4 the separation of
our parents.
“Today.. see how far God has brought us,It
wasn’t easy,but I always knew my life was
more than that life.
“Thank You Lord For Turning My Life Around
From That Girl That Use To Help Her Mom Sell
Pepper Soup After School,whose mom was
“the cook” That Girl who Had to Start Her
First degree As A Part-time Student Cos She
Had To Be At work By 7am-6pm (marketing
n selling magazine)and rush to LASU Ikoyi
campus by 6:30..Was Always late to class..
And everyone just Thought I Was Unserious
Cos I Was Always Late 2 Class. Struggled as a
model.. was too short So didnt go far..Tried
anchoring a music show..had So Many Doors
slam on my face.
“Today God has Proven That He Is God In My
Life.. He Has Taken Me To Places n Heights I
have Never Imagined Or Dreamt of..He Has
Made Me “Annie Macaulay Idibia” A Brand
That Brands Wanna Reckon With. He Has
Made Me An Independent Woman
Regardless of the obvious “my boo”! He
Made Me The Actress..The Mom..The Brand
Ambassador..N Has Used Me To Touch Lives
through @aicarefoundation n many others.
“Thank You Father,You Are GOD.I AM A
WINNER. #TBTofAnnieTots.”
