To celebrate Flash Black Friday, Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has shared throwback photos of her and her colleagues.
Taking to her Instagram page, she shared some throwback photos of herself and also one of Doris Simon and Empress Njamah, urging her fans to tag the actresses.
“Hmmm. Don’t swipe!!
If you do, then tag them!!”.
Many flooded Funke’s comment section, expressing pride over her growth.
Empress Njamah wrote, “Kindly allow me to frame this. Fly girls that year. The eyes have eet. Omo, we hawt like that. Busted
Toyin Lawani wrote, “That year, you couldn’t tell us nothing; we were still the flyest that season. All I see is growth, super proud of you always
Omowunmi Dada wrote, “The face is a constant that first picture is my favourite. A naughty little girl destined for greatness
Juliana Olayode wrote, “The first slide is my favourite slide. Kundusi fun yi
Jamiu Azeez wrote, “Growth
Toyin Alausa wrote, “Grace upon grace
Morey Faith wrote, “Last slide. Like yes, how we started, but we are
Mustapha Sholagbade commented with love and a hand emoji
Biola Bayo wrote, “That slide 2 was everyone’s favourite back then. Thank God for growth
Funmi Awelewa wrote, “Da tie mo. Lafunky ni se. Owo Mama ibeji, eyan morilisneh. It’s the last slide for me. Jaite lor mama mi
Nancy Isime wrote, “Too inspiring
Uzee Usman wrote, “The last one is everything and more. Like, I don’t care 001A
One Abayomi Alvin wrote, “Mama. Chai! You have hustled!! And we are glad it’s paying
One Hardeholar Bisola wrote, “Thank God for growth and how far you’ve come. Keep going because one with God is a majority
One Babaseun wrote, “See babes oo
One Hennabytara wrote, “The most successful people are not the ones who never fail but the ones who get back up after they do
One Itskerenkezia wrote, “Hustler!! All I see is growth!! All glory to God”.
A few days back, Akindele had shared motivational words as she sent a message to young creatives. She admitted that her journey to success wasn’t always pretty, but it was worth it. Funke expressed how proud she is that she came from a place of hustle and hard work and advice to her junior colleagues.
Last month, after attending Iyabo Ojo’s Labake Olododo movie premiere, Funke spoke about her outfit for the event and how it represents her. She said she is spreading her wings and evolving into the best version of herself and is embracing positive vibes, growth, and transformation.
While speaking at the Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN) 2025, Funke said nobody made her a star, only God. The movie star recalled how the idea of Jenifa’s brand came to her and how she started writing scripts for her movies. She recounted how someone in the industry told her to keep milking Jenifa’s brand and gave her money to finance her projects.
Last year, Funke had opened up on the hard times she experienced before rising to stardom. She shared a video of herself being active on the set of her highest-grossing billion-dollar movie, A Trībe Called Judah, as she counted herself as a testimony of believing in herself, saying she faced different challenges but learned to stand tall and encourage others because of them.
Funke has no doubt come a long way and has made a name for herself in the industry. Funke is currently the Queen of the box office as her latest Cinema movie, Everybody Loves Jenifa became the highest-grossing film of all time in West Africa with 1.6 billion. The filmmaker undoubtedly beat her previous record for A Tr!be Called Judah, which grossed over N1.4 billion.
