Toni Omotola Adenlé (born 1989), known professionally as Toni Tone, is a British-Nigerian author and content creator.[1] She is known for her best-selling book, I Wish I Knew This Earlier: Lessons on Love.[2]
Toni Tone | |
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| Born | Toni Adenlé 30 June 1989 |
| Nationality | British/Nigerian |
| Occupation | Author |
Early life
editBorn 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]
Career
editAdenlé 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]
Works
edit- Tone, Toni (2021). I Wish I Knew this Earlier: Lessons on Love
References
edit- ^ "TrendingWithTikTok: Toni Tone on being the internet's big sister, making money moves and how she started her career". 23 July 2021.
- ^ "TrendingWithTikTok: Toni Tone on being the internet's big sister, making money moves and how she started her career". 23 July 2021.
- ^ "My Life in Isolation: Toni Tone |".
- ^ "Toni Tone | 'My publishers have been great at highlighting the fact that there is a lane for me' | the Bookseller".
- ^ "This chubby cheek appreciation tweet has gone viral". The Independent. January 16, 2018. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "TrendingWithTikTok: Toni Tone on being the internet's big sister, making money moves and how she started her career". 23 July 2021.
- ^ "This chubby cheek appreciation tweet has gone viral". Independent.co.uk. 16 January 2018.
- ^ "TrendingWithTikTok: Toni Tone on being the internet's big sister, making money moves and how she started her career". 23 July 2021.
- ^ "This chubby cheek appreciation tweet has gone viral". Independent.co.uk. 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Toni Tone | 'My publishers have been great at highlighting the fact that there is a lane for me' | the Bookseller".
- ^ "Toni Tone to host new BBC Radio 1Xtra podcast". February 1, 2021. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Toni Tone | 'My publishers have been great at highlighting the fact that there is a lane for me' | the Bookseller".
- ^ "Toni Tone | 'My publishers have been great at highlighting the fact that there is a lane for me' | the Bookseller".
- ^ "Principal cast members revealed for Channel 4's new series HIGHLIFE | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Toni Tone: There's so much black people are experiencing beyond racism". BBC News. October 8, 2021. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Principal cast members revealed for Channel 4's new series HIGHLIFE | Channel 4".
- ^ "Toni Tone: There's so much black people are experiencing beyond racism". BBC News. 8 October 2021.