Toni Tone Explained

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Toni Tone
Birth Name:Toni Adenlé
Birth Date:1989 6, df=yes
Nationality:British/Nigerian
Occupation:Author

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]

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TrendingWithTikTok: Toni Tone on being the internet's big sister, making money moves and how she started her career. 23 July 2021.
  2. Web site: TrendingWithTikTok: Toni Tone on being the internet's big sister, making money moves and how she started her career. 23 July 2021.
  3. Web site: My Life in Isolation: Toni Tone |.
  4. Web site: Toni Tone | 'My publishers have been great at highlighting the fact that there is a lane for me' | the Bookseller.
  5. Web site: This chubby cheek appreciation tweet has gone viral. January 16, 2018. The Independent. November 26, 2021. November 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130004336/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/chubby-cheeks-advice-woman-toni-fat-face-benefits-a8162756.html. live.
  6. Web site: TrendingWithTikTok: Toni Tone on being the internet's big sister, making money moves and how she started her career. 23 July 2021.
  7. Web site: This chubby cheek appreciation tweet has gone viral. Independent.co.uk. 16 January 2018.
  8. Web site: TrendingWithTikTok: Toni Tone on being the internet's big sister, making money moves and how she started her career. 23 July 2021.
  9. Web site: This chubby cheek appreciation tweet has gone viral. Independent.co.uk. 16 January 2018.
  10. Web site: Toni Tone | 'My publishers have been great at highlighting the fact that there is a lane for me' | the Bookseller.
  11. Web site: Toni Tone to host new BBC Radio 1Xtra podcast. February 1, 2021. November 26, 2021. May 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210516063322/https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/02/toni-tone-to-host-new-bbc-radio-1xtra-podcast/. live.
  12. Web site: Toni Tone | 'My publishers have been great at highlighting the fact that there is a lane for me' | the Bookseller.
  13. Web site: Toni Tone | 'My publishers have been great at highlighting the fact that there is a lane for me' | the Bookseller.
  14. Web site: Principal cast members revealed for Channel 4's new series HIGHLIFE | Channel 4. www.channel4.com. 2021-11-26. 2021-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927160204/https://www.channel4.com/press/news/principal-cast-members-revealed-channel-4s-new-series-highlife. live.
  15. News: Toni Tone: There's so much black people are experiencing beyond racism. BBC News. October 8, 2021. November 26, 2021. November 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106172506/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-58848641. live.
  16. Web site: Principal cast members revealed for Channel 4's new series HIGHLIFE | Channel 4.
  17. News: Toni Tone: There's so much black people are experiencing beyond racism. BBC News. 8 October 2021.

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