Nollywood actor Jim Iyke has stirred mixed reactions online following a heartfelt and personal birthday tribute to actress Kate Henshaw.
In a heartfelt Instagram post on Sunday, Jim Iyke opened up about his deep admiration and past romantic feelings for Kate Henshaw, reminiscing about their early days in Nollywood.
He reflected on how Kate supported him during his struggling years offering money for food and transport, and sharing valuable audition tips yet always treated him like a younger brother, even though he secretly had feelings for her.
“You knew all that time I wanted to hit that,” Jim Iyke wrote bluntly in the emotional post, laced with profanity and nostalgia.
He further reflected on how their once-close relationship gradually became strained as fame and busy schedules took their toll.
According to him, by the time he and Kate shared an intimate moment, he had become “too wild and restless” to nurture anything meaningful.
He also mentioned her later marriage and the birth of her child, describing it as “a union that ultimately ended in praise”.
With a blend of humor and honesty, the actor playfully blamed Kate Henshaw for setting an impossibly high beauty standard in the industry, joking that young women now “do too much” in their attempts to replicate her timeless looks.
