#WCW – Woman Crush Wednesday:Tosyn Bucknor

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Hi! We hope you are having a great Wednesday. It's woman crush Wednesday!! Today is dedicated to a top OAP in Nigeria , actress , TV/Radio Presenter, social media content creator and writer. She is Tosyn Bucknor.



The 36-year old lady, was born in Lagos to Mr Segun Bucknor, a legendary musician and Mrs Sola Bucknor, in a taxi. She grew up writing plays, stories, songs and so much more. She attended Fountain Nursery and Primary School and Queens' College, Yaba Lagos. Tosyn didn’t have the all-rosy growing up years as she had to battle with living with sickle-cell. She had her bachelors degree at the University of Lagos where she read Law. She did her National Youth Service Corps at Port Harcourt, opting to teach Literature-In-English and English. After she successfully completed her youth service , Tosyn decided to follow her passion in writing, talking, acting, singing. Since her youth service in 2009, she has been a morning show radio host at Top Radio90.9fm.



Radio for her, started with Tee-A on Eko89.7fm after which she interned at Cool 96.9fm where she hosted the Fun Hour Show on Saturdays. She has been nominated for several awards including Future Awards, ELOY Awards, Best of Nollywood awards and more. Tosyn hosts 'Tosyns Buzz Live' on Pulse TV every Friday. She Plays "Osa" on TINSEL, an MNET soap opera, 'Jola' on 'Plus 234', a television drama series. She was a guest judge on Project Fame West Africa Season 5 and so much more. She has vast skills and passion for so many things. The award winning Tosyn Bucknor, can be called a multi-talented , Multi-tasking Guru.



As an excellent writer and content director, she has written for plays and movies such as My Mum and I, Citi Siatas, About to Wed, Apprentice Africa, Let Your Hair Down (2012) and Plus 234 (2015), Nigeria’s Got Talent, Gulder Ultimate Search, Amstel Malta Box Office (Season 2 to 5) and many more. Tosyn is a real super woman as she is diverse in various fields of entertainment.

 She’s also a vlogger and blogger. Tosyn Bucknor is a major inspiration over the years to many. She has proven that not even sickle cell can stop her shine.








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