Toni Tone | |
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Born | Toni Adenlé 30 June 1989 |
Nationality | British/Nigerian |
Occupation | Author |
Toni Omotola Adenlé [1] She is known for her best-selling book, I Wish I Knew This Earlier: Lessons on Love. [2]
(born 1989), known professionally as Toni Tone, is a British-Nigerian author and content creator.Born in Nigeria. She was raised in Oxford and recognises it as her hometown. [3]
Adenlé attended London's Brunel University where she received a BSc Degree in Communications and Media. [4]
Adenlé worked a range of jobs, including managing student communications at the University of Oxford. [5] [6] While working at the university, she went through a difficult breakup and took to Twitter to share her musings about life, love, and managing relationships. [7] [8] Her tweets regularly went viral and her Twitter following quickly grew. [9]
In 2019, she became an ambassador for the charity Young Women's Trust, a feminist organisation working to achieve economic justice for young women across the United Kingdom. [10]
In February 2021, Adenlé became the host of BBC Radio 1Xtra's Money Moves podcast – an eight-part podcast providing young people with a toolkit to confidently navigate their relationship with money and finances. [11]
As a result of her writing on Twitter, Adenlé was approached by HarperCollins for writing a book. [12] She agreed a deal for her debut book with 4th Estate, a HarperCollins imprint. [13]
In 2021, she was part of Channel 4's Highlife cast, a docu-ality series based on British West Africans. [14] [15] She appeared on the show alongside her brother Tazer and her sister in law Kamille. [16] [17]
Toni Tone | |
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Born | Toni Adenlé 30 June 1989 |
Nationality | British/Nigerian |
Occupation | Author |
Toni Omotola Adenlé [1] She is known for her best-selling book, I Wish I Knew This Earlier: Lessons on Love. [2]
(born 1989), known professionally as Toni Tone, is a British-Nigerian author and content creator.Born in Nigeria. She was raised in Oxford and recognises it as her hometown. [3]
Adenlé attended London's Brunel University where she received a BSc Degree in Communications and Media. [4]
Adenlé worked a range of jobs, including managing student communications at the University of Oxford. [5] [6] While working at the university, she went through a difficult breakup and took to Twitter to share her musings about life, love, and managing relationships. [7] [8] Her tweets regularly went viral and her Twitter following quickly grew. [9]
In 2019, she became an ambassador for the charity Young Women's Trust, a feminist organisation working to achieve economic justice for young women across the United Kingdom. [10]
In February 2021, Adenlé became the host of BBC Radio 1Xtra's Money Moves podcast – an eight-part podcast providing young people with a toolkit to confidently navigate their relationship with money and finances. [11]
As a result of her writing on Twitter, Adenlé was approached by HarperCollins for writing a book. [12] She agreed a deal for her debut book with 4th Estate, a HarperCollins imprint. [13]
In 2021, she was part of Channel 4's Highlife cast, a docu-ality series based on British West Africans. [14] [15] She appeared on the show alongside her brother Tazer and her sister in law Kamille. [16] [17]