Tea With Tay Podcast

In this episode, Tay closes out Season 5 with Venita Akpofure, British-Nigerian actress, model and entrepreneur, for a conversation about reinvention, motherhood, and finally coming into her own.

From her early years modelling and starring as the iconic Mimi on AY’s Crib to becoming one of the highest-paid video vixens in Africa before social media existed to amplify any of it, Venita reflects on building a career from scratch and on the culture shock of straddling two very different worlds growing up between Warri and the UK.

She also opens up about losing herself completely during her marriage, the bathroom moment that made her realise she needed out, rebuilding her life and finances almost from nothing in Turkey, and how she’s raising her two daughters with intention while refusing to let bitterness take root.

There are funny moments, honest reflections, and plenty of tea from a woman closing out this season exactly the way she opened her career on her own terms.

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In this episode, Tay sits down with Chimezie Imo, actor and AMVCA Trailblazer winner best known for his role in Breath of Life, for a conversation about rejection, reinvention, and finally being seen.

From choosing to study Applied Ecology instead of acting to years of jumping multiple buses across Lagos for auditions he rarely expected to win, Chimezie reflects on being told outright that he’d never make it as a leading man, the years that comment cost him, and the last-minute set change that handed him his breakout role in Nimbe.

He also opens up about the AMVCA night he broke down on stage after hearing his own old bio read back to him, the weeks he spent off social media after being the only one not nominated for Breath of Life, and his love for fashion.

There are funny moments, honest reflections, and plenty of tea from an actor who has spent over a decade proving people wrong — settle in.

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In this episode, Tay sits down with Adeife Adeoye, digital creator, financial educator, and founder of Remote WorkHER, for a conversation about money, mindset, and building a life on her own terms.

From accidentally starting a content career to freelancing at 16 to support her dad’s Fiverr hustle, Adeife reflects on how she built Remote WorkHER from nothing, the risks she’s taken along the way, and the discipline it has taken to stay grounded through Nigeria’s harshest financial climate. She also opens up about growing up with a father who explained rather than dictated, her theory that your nervous system decides whether you can actually hold onto wealth, and why she refuses to invest in anything she doesn’t fully understand.

She also opens up about her concept of an “enough number,” and why she believes broke is a mindset long before it’s a bank balance.

There are funny moments, honest reflections, and plenty of stories from a woman who has built a business and a following from scratch, while staying brutally honest about what nobody else is saying out loud.

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In this episode, Tay sits down with Toolz Oniru, veteran on-air personality, TV host, and first-time film director, for a conversation about fame, privilege, and staying grounded after decades in the spotlight.

From thirteen years at Beat FM to stepping behind the camera as a director, Toolz reflects on the risks she’s taken, the fears she’s had to push past, and the discipline it takes to keep reinventing yourself without losing who you are.

She also opens up about growing up as a princess of Oniru, navigating the “nepo baby” conversation, her non-negotiable dating red flags, and the moment that taught her to guard her inner circle for good.

There are funny moments, honest reflections, and plenty of tea from a woman who has spent decades in the public eye while still holding onto her privacy.
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In this episode, Tay sits down with Miss Demz — Nigerian-British content creator, hairstylist and creative director for a no-holds-barred conversation about money, fame, love, and surviving Lagos as a woman who refuses to shrink herself.

Miss Demz opens up about growing up in London convinced she was Jamaican, her first culture-shock trip to Nigeria at 15, and how a planned six-month stay in Lagos turned into four years. She breaks down the real cost of showing up “influencer-ready” for a high-society wedding gele, nails, makeup, hair and waxing alone before you even get to the outfit and shares the wild story of getting arrested twice over a prop gun for a photoshoot. She also gets candid about dating in Lagos, sponsorship, the city’s elite dating scene, and doesn’t hold back on her views about patriarchy, domestic violence, and what’s actually changing for women in Nigeria versus what’s just talk online.

Funny, sharp, and unafraid to say the quiet part out loud — this is Miss Demz exactly as advertised.

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