EntertainmentJim Iyke sparks controversy with birthday tribute to Kate Henshaw

 

Nollywood actor Jim Iyke has sparked online controversy with an emotional and revealing birthday tribute to fellow actress Kate Henshaw.

In a heartfelt Instagram post on Sunday, Iyke expressed his deep admiration and past romantic feelings for Henshaw, reflecting on their early days together in Nollywood.

The actor recalled about how Kate supported him during his struggling days, giving him money for food and transport, and sharing audition tips yet always treated him like a younger brother, even though he had romantic 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 relationship became strained over time as fame took its 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 mix of humour and honesty, the actor playfully blamed Kate for setting an unattainable beauty standard in the industry, stating that young women now “do too much” trying to replicate her looks.