We can all agree that Toke Makinwa has been working so hard and constantly reinventing herself to cement her place as host of the season, right? Her unveiling as the anchor of Gulder Ultimate Search Season 12 on Saturday, October 9, 2021, may have come as a surprise to many but her fans and colleagues in the media and entertainment industry believe she is a perfect choice for the task, and they have no doubt she’s going to get the job done.
Kemi Adetiba, the award-winning filmmaker behind some of the biggest movies that have come out of Nigeria in the last five years, is one of the prominent stakeholders in the creative industry who has applauded Toke’s choice as the first female host of the adventure show.
“A huge early Monday shoutout to the indestructible @tokstarr for not only succeeding the throne as the new GUS host for this season but also being the first woman to take on the reigns…EVER,” Adetiba tweeted on Monday. Toke also shared the post on Instagram to her 4.7 million followers.
Fresh off Showmax’s The Buzz, an exclusive show into the happenings of the just concluded BBNaija Season 6, Toke will be taking us through the GUS 12 journey from October 16 to December 19, 2021.
Twitter has been buzzing with divergent views since Nigerian Breweries unveiled the controversial broadcaster as GUS 12 anchor on Saturday, October 9, with over 12 million Nigerians arguing over the merit or otherwise of the choice. PlaqadIQ, an analytics tool showed that as of the evening of Monday, October 11, over 21 million Nigerians were talking about the topic, with 78.8% posts positive or neutral.
“Let’s be honest! Toke puts in the work!,” another respected Nollywood voice, the actress Omoni Oboli wrote on Instagram.
After seven years of hiatus, fans say they can’t wait to see the 18 contestants battle against nature and themselves as they compete for the N50 million prize as the show begins on Saturday, October 16, 2021.
The show will air on Africa Magic Showcase (DStv channel 151), Africa Magic Urban (DStv channel 153) and Africa Magic Family (DStv channel 154 & GOtv channel 2) on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 pm till 9 pm, from October 16.