Nkechi Blessing Biography, Career, Son, Mother, Pant, Net Worth
Nkechi Blessing Sunday is from one of the 17 local government areas in Abia, a state in Nigeria’s South East region. She attended Olu Abiodun Nursery and Primary School in Lagos for her primary education and Barachel Model College in Lagos for her secondary education. She completed a six-month diploma in theatre arts at Lagos State University and studied International Relations at Houdegbe North American University.
After graduating from Lagos State University, her friend “Kemi Korede” discovered Nkechi’s passion for acting and cast her in her film “Omo Bewaji” in 2008. Omo Bewaji gave her a minor break in her career, leading to a meeting with Emeka Duru, who offered her a supporting role in Emem Isong’s 2009 film Through The Fire & Entanglement.
She rose to prominence in 2012, with a lead role on Kafila Omo Ibadan, following a meeting in South Africa with the producer, Temitope Bali, who offered her the role on Kafila Omo Ibadan. On February 1, 2017, she was introduced as one of the Nigeria Carnival USA’s ambassadors at the second edition of the yearly Nigeria music, cultural, and comedy event in the United States of America. She won the 2018 City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actress of the Year for her performance as “Dora” in the ghost film The Ghost and the Tout. Nkechi Blessing and Seun Sean Jimoh co-hosted the 2020 edition of the African Entertainment Awards USA in 2020.
Biography
Nkechi Blessing Sunday is a Nigerian actress, screenwriter, film producer and director, and brand ambassador.
Nkechi, an Abia state native, was born on February 14, 1989.
She is Igbo, but she is best known for playing Yoruba roles in Nollywood films. Nkechi is excellent in Yoruba roles. She was able to do so because she grew up in the Surulere and Abule Egba areas of Lagos State, which are primarily Yoruba.
In 2015, she released her first film, Omoge Lekki. MAYA Award-winning film, and she was nominated for Revelation of the Year at the Best of Nollywood Awards.
She also serves as the President and CEO of Nkechi Films Production and the NBS Foundation.
Nkechi Blessing Education
Nkechi received her elementary education at Olu Abiodun Nursery and Primary School in Lagos before transferring to Barachel Model College in Lagos for her secondary education.
She then attended Lagos State University, where she earned a diploma in theatre arts before enrolling at Houdegbe North American University in Benin Republic, where she earned a degree in International Relations.
Nkechi Blessing Career
With her role in “Omo Bewaji” in 2008, Nkech had her first break in the film industry.
Emeka Duru noticed her and offered her a supporting role in ‘Through The Fire & Entanglement’ in 2009.
She finally rose to prominence in 2012, when she starred in Temitope Bali’s film ‘Kafila Omo Ibadan.’
In 2018, she won the City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actress of the Year for her role as ‘Dora’ in the film ‘The Ghost and the Tout.’
She appeared as Bisi in ‘Fate of Alakada’ in 2020.
She has also appeared in major projects as a lead or supporting actress, including Tanwa Savage, The Cleanser, Omo Emi and Ise Ori, Breaded Life, and Olori Amolegbe.
Nkechi Blessing Son
Nkechi allegedly had a son from a previous relationship, Elijah Novah Success.
Nkechi Blessing Net Worth
Nkechi’s fortune comes from acting, production, and brand ambassadorship deals.
Her net worth, however, is estimated to be $300,000, though this cannot be independently verified.
Nkechi Blessing Mother
Sunday, Madam Gloria Obasi
Madam Gloria Obasi, the controversial Nollywood actress, died in September 2021.
Nkechi Blessing Pants
Actress Nkechi Blessing has responded to her ex Opeyemi Falegan’s claim that she is unsanitary and does not wear pants.
The actress claimed her ex is only trying to stay relevant by not wearing underwear since she turned 18.
In a now-deleted Instagram post, she claimed Falegan mistook her for a 21-year-old he once begged for a cash gift.
