Popular influencer and media personality, Enioluwa Adeoluwa, has penned a touching tribute to his cousin, actress and TV host Tomike Adeoye, following the burial of her mother, Aunty Yinka.
Taking to Instagram, Enioluwa offered heartfelt words of comfort, commending Tomike’s grace and strength amid grief.
He wrote:
“I can’t imagine what it is like to lose a mother, but not just any mother—your mother—and still find the strength to show up? That’s not something many of us can do.
Grief does not knock. It slips in—sometimes loud, sometimes quiet—but always certain. It arrives in its own time, in its own form. And when it does, we feel it. In our bones. In our silences. In the places, laughter used to live.
I’ve thought about it before—what it would be like—and honestly, I don’t think I would survive it. But you, my darling cousin, my friend, you have. @tomike_a you’ve held yourself with grace when you had every right to fall apart.
As everyone spoke about your mum, Aunty Yinka. They were describing you without even knowing. Her light lives in you. Her kindness, her strength, her warmth—it’s all in you.
I love you beyond words. My heart is with you in this moment, but more than that, my body is here too. A shoulder to cry on, arms to hold you, a presence to remind you—you’re not alone.
Always and forever,
Love you endlessly.
Your dearest Cuzzo, Eni.”
Tomike Adeoye laid her mother to rest on Wednesday, surrounded by love from family, friends, and close associates.