“What started as an uncertain idea blossomed into something greater than I could have imagined” – Wumi Toriola pens heartfelt note to Nigerians over her recent success

Nollywood actress Wumi Toriola has penned a heartfelt gratitude to Nigerians following the success of her first Cinema movie, Queen Lateefah.

In a post on her Instagram page, she described the experience as worthy, humbling, and impactful as she stated that it was a great experience exploring the wider market, which has been a learning curve for her.

Wumi expressed how overwhelmed she was with the love and reception as she noted how what started as an uncertain idea blossomed into something greater than she could have imagined. Wumi appreciated everyone who came out to support her, her cast and crew, and her colleagues.

“Thank you, Nigeria.

It was a worthy, humbling, and impactful experience. Oh yes! A great experience exploring the wider market and to be very honest, it was a learning curve for me.

My gratitude knows no bounds.
Thank you to everyone who came out to support me. Thank you for your love towards QUEEN LATEEFAH.

Having recorded the success QUEEN LATEEFAH attained at the cinemas, l am beyond overwhelmed with the love and reception. What started as an uncertain idea blossomed into something greater than I could have imagined.

The smiles! Happy times were had by the audience. This memory I’ll never forget! I remember and greatly miss seeing the beautiful smile and satisfaction on people’s faces after watching QUEEN LATEEFAH.

To the cast and crew of QUEEN LATEEFAH, thank you for putting your heart and art into this amazing project. Thank you for walking and working this beautiful journey with me.

Thank you to all my colleagues for turning up in massive numbers to support me. I’m so grateful!!!

Watch out, we still have more coming your way. We are not stopping here. Expect more!”.

It has been a winning year for Wumi Toriola, especially in the area of filmmaking.

Last week, the newest box office Queen had a box office award. The Yoruba actress took to her Instagram page to share the news with her fans and followers, as she revealed that she was awarded the box office champion of 2024 by the National Film and Video Censors Board NFVCB.

Early this month, she expressed gratitude to her millions of fans and supporters as her cinema movie earned 57.7 million on its opening weekend. The huge feat made it the highest Nollywood opening weekend for a non-holiday weekend and the highest-ever Nollywood opening weekend by an independent distributor.

In September , Toriola had expressed excitement as one of her movies on YouTube hit 4 million views in just a month. Describing it as a big deal, she gave a thumbs up to herself, her cast, crew, and fans.

Back in July, Wumi had celebrated as she hit 100k subscribers on YouTube, which was undoubtedly a big feat. Declaring the day a monumental one, Wumi expressed how delighted she was, noting how it reflects the strong connection she and her team have built with their subscribers and millions of viewers.