Nollywood actress Wumi Toriola has sparked mixed reactions after she called out popular food content creator Tolani ‘Chef T‘ Tayo-Osikoya for allegedly ignoring her collaboration request.
The film star took to Instagram to reveal that she had reached out to Chef T last year, asking to feature in one of her cooking episodes to promote her upcoming movie.
Wumi shared screenshots of the messages and accused Chef T of feeling “too big”.
The actress’ post sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some users supporting her stance and others defending Chef T.
Joining the fray, Opeyemi Famakin, the Nigerian food critic, defended Chef T while accusing Wumi of feeling “entitled”.
Famakin argued that Chef T frequently collaborates with others in the food space. He also questioned why Wumi was “dragging her unprovoked” because her messages went unanswered.
“For we Chef T lovers in the food space, if you would call three people that have done the most collaborations with people in the food space, and Chef T is not in your top three, then you are a bad person,” he said in an Instagram video.
“Chef T does a lot of collaborations and her collaborations are not even with only popular people. She does them with people she likes. Chef T does a lot of collaborations, so you are not entitled to her collaborations
“I always say that as a big content creator, it is better that you collaborate with people that you like because most people reaching out to you for collabs do not like you. They do not like you, they want your number.
“This person shared a DM where she was like I am a fan, I like what you do, and because Chef T did not answer you, all of a sudden you are dragging her. I keep saying that most people who want to collaborate with you do not like you.
“They do not hate but they do not like you. They do not care about you, they care about your number. If truly you are a fan, you would not be dragging the person unprovoked because she did not give you a collaboration.
“We do not do Chef T slander here, Chef T is a sweetheart. Chef T is positively contributing to the food space in Nigeria and Africa, and I am not going to stand and watch one actress who did not get a collaboration drag the person’s name. We do not do that here.”
Chef T has yet to make any comments regarding the issue.