I Hope My Next Husband Will Understand My Decision To Keep My Surname – Toke Makinwa

Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa has come out to say that when she gets married again, she does not plan to take her partner’s last name.

She recently had her say during her podcast, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, not changing her name during her first marriage actually made their divorce less stressful because she never had to deal with the stress of having her name reversed.

Toke added that she hopes whoever she ends up with again will understand her decision to stick to her surname.

Her words, “I kept my last name when I got married. It was supposed to be Toke Makinwa-Ayida but it was only at home that he called me Mrs Ayida.

I hope that whoever I end up with next would actually love it because Toke Makinwa is staying. I don’t want to hyphenate. But my kids can bear their father’s surname.

In my marriage, my bank details, my passport, nothing changed. Imagine what I would have gone through trying to change it back when we got divorce. I have built this brand with my blood, sweat and tears.”