Tag: ADESUA ETOMI

  • Expect big things from me in 2018-Adesua Etomi Wellington

    Newly wedded actress, Adesua Etomi Wellington has revealed her plans for the coming year.

    The beautiful wife of RnB crooner, Banky W, who also featured in the blockbuster movie, The Wedding Party 2 said: “In 2018 you should expect a lot from Adesua. A lot of big things, good things, amazing things coming up next year.”

     

    When asked about her labour room experience in The Wedding Party 2, she said: “I haven’t had a child before, but I had the opportunity to be around people that are pregnant and I did a bit of research too in order to interpret my role well. I had a load on my shoulder trying to portray that role effectively.

     

    Those who have had babies before would know if I wasn’t getting it right, so I had to pull on the experience I have been around people that have been pregnant” she said.

     

    I don’t deserve to see this day-Banky W declares

     

  • Adesua Etomi turns financial advisor

    Nollywood actress and singer , Adesua Etomi recently shared some money management tips with her fans on Twitter. The award winning role interpreter counseled her fans not to buy things on credit and cultivate a savings culture. She called the financial principles her spending rules.

    Hear her: “Save before you spend. Don’t spend money on more ‘wants’ than ‘needs’. Don’t spend money that hasn’t hit your account yet. Don’t buy things on credit’

    Don’t buy things to impress anyone, it’s foolish”.

     

    The first class graduate of the University of Wolverhampton recently had a meeting with the governor of Edo State, lauding his administration for the great work they do caring for the less privileged, empowering women, and maintaining order in the state.

     

    Adesua is set to have a busy year end as she prepares for her wedding to singer Banky W, as well as the premiere of The Wedding Party 2.

     

     

    READ ALSO: I am not a JJC in Nollywood’-Adesua Etomi

  • Watch: Banky W, Adesua Etomi perform duet on stage

    Banky W shocked his fans when he called on his beau, Adesua Etomi to come perform with him on stage last night.

    The event was held at Hard Rock Café in Lagos. The audience screamed uncontrollably when Adesua mounted the stage. That moment was the high-point of the show last night.

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    The ‘Wedding Party’ couple performed a lovely duet on stage together for Mo Abudu on the occasion of her birthday. Adesua sang her part in Igbo language and it was melodious

     

    READ ALSO:Not a movie! Banky W to marry Adesua Etomi

  • Adesua Etomi visits Obaseki, applauds accomplishments

    Svelte Nollywood star, Adesua Etomi on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the Government House in Benin City.

     

    The award winning role interpreter, who hails from Edo State, commended the Obaseki-led administration for the giant strides it has made in empowering women and caring for the less-privileged in the society as well as providing critical infrastructure and enthroning law and order in the state.

     

     

    Etomi noted that her visit was to show her support for Governor Obaseki and his team that are gradually transforming the state without making noise about it.

     

    Tolulope Adesuwa Etomi was born in Owerri, Imo State on February 22. She attended Corona School in Victoria Island, Lagos, where she joined the drama club at age 7.

    Etomi moved to the United Kingdom when she was 13 years old, and later obtained a diploma in “physical theatre, musical theatre and performing arts” from City College Coventry in 2004. After completing these courses in 2006 with triple distinctions, she studied drama and performance at the University of Wolverhampton, graduating with first-class honours.

     

    READ ALSO:How I kept my engagement to Banky W from the media- Adesua Etomi

  • How I kept my engagement to Banky W from the media- Adesua Etomi

    Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi shocked her fans when out of the blues she revealed that she is engaged to RnB star, Banky W. Recall that Banky W and Adesua played the role of newly-weds in the popular blockbuster flick, The Wedding Party. Some ladies secretly crushing on Banky W are still yet to recover from the shock. The bubbling screen goddess has opened up on how she kept her engagement to Banky W away from the media.

    The bubbling screen goddess has opened up on how she kept her engagement to Banky W away from the media.

    “I’m very particular about my inner circle, you can count my closest friends on one hand and that’s because I believe you just needing a few good friends, I am very friendly to everybody else. Also my family, my mum, those are the people that keep it all together for me and they are always there and you can’t beat that” she says.

    Etomi attributed her swift rise in Nollywood to prayer and divine connections. She said her original plan was to stay in Nigeria for three months and head back to the UK.

    “ I didn’t come here thinking I am going to meet this person and meet that person, my strategy was prayer and divine connections. That was what I was going for, I wasn’t trying to look for who was going to help me or give me a handout.The original plan was to stay in Nigeria for three months and head back to the UK but as plans changed she knew she had to hit the ground running, “I knew what I wanted to become and I didn’t know how I wanted to get there but I knew the things I didn’t want to do to get there. I knew there were certain things that were associated with success and that’s preparation, staying prepared, keeping the work at the forefront of everything that I do”

    “I knew what I wanted to become and I didn’t know how I wanted to get there but I knew the things I didn’t want to do to get there. I knew there were certain things that were associated with success and that’s preparation, staying prepared, keeping the work at the forefront of everything that I do” .

     

     

  • ‘I am not marrying Banky W for money-Adesua Etomi

    ‘I am not marrying Banky W for money-Adesua Etomi

    Newly engaged actress,Adesua Etomi has revealed she isn’t getting married to Banky W for his money.Adesua said this when replying a fan who accused her of agreeing to marry Banky W because he is rich.

    According to the fan: “Enjoy girl. You are a lucky lady. Bagged yourself a money bag hubby.”

    In her response, Adesua said she makes her own money and bagged herself a good man instead

    “I make my own money. I bagged myself a ‘GOOD MAN’. A money bag isn’t hard to find but a good man? That ain’t easy. I’m blessed. It ain’t luck” Adesua wrote.

     

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  • Banky W -Adesua Etomi engagement: 3 questions Nigerians are asking after the bombshell announcement

    Banky W -Adesua Etomi engagement: 3 questions Nigerians are asking after the bombshell announcement

    When Banky W and Adesua Etomi announced on Instagram last week that they got engaged in February, a lot of Nigerians thought It was another publicity stunt created to publicize The Wedding Party sequel.

    While some of their fans were happy for them, others couldn’t contain their sadness declaring that Banky W broke their hearts. Now that the celebrity couple are getting ready to exchange vows, we find ourselves asking questions sequel to their bombshell announcement

     

     

    1. Will Adesua take a break from acting?

    Just like Dakore Akande, Mercy Johnson Okojie who took a break from acting in order to raise their kids and focus on the home front,Will Adesua follow their footsteps or dance to her own drumbeats? Only time will tell

     

     

    1. Will they be able to handle the pressures of putting their relationship in the public glare?

    The couple did an exceptional job of shielding their relationship from the public glare. Now that It’s no longer news, will they be able to handle the pressures of being a celebrity couple? Will they succeed in being able to balance their careers and the home-front?

     

    Months back media entrepreneur, Betty Irabor warned celebrities not to expose their marriages on social media. According to her:” Blame social media for most of the marriage breakup we see today. What can usually be settled in private (among the couples) is not given any chance to fix itself. Ladies should lock out social media from their private affairs. Live your marriage behind closed doors. Marriages have issues but most can be worked out but for the meddlesomeness of social media and it’s over sensationalism of lovers tiffs” she said.

     

     

     

    3.How would they handle their rifts?

    No doubt, Banky W and Adesua Etomi are one of the most sought after Nigerian entertainers at the moment. They both played lead roles in the acclaimed movie The Wedding Party and now will be husband and wive.Being in the public glare is no child’s play. Any mishap, misunderstanding and disagreement on their part will be misjudged and misinterpreted by both their fans and the media.

    We have seen celebrity couple in Nigeria wash their dirty linens in the rowdy Nigerian social media space. It’s already been a rough year for celebrity couples In Nigeria. From Tonto Dike, Muma Gee and now Mercy Aigbe , we can count all the duos who have broken up so far. Still, it’s also not hard to find inspiring love stories in Nollywood. As the divorce rate increases, couples like Olu Jacob and Joke Silva , Patrick and Ireti Doyle are proving two people can grow together in marriages.

     

    We wish the Wellingtons the best on their journey to marital bliss

     

  • ‘God gave me love that my mind cannot fathom’-Adesua Etomi

    ‘God gave me love that my mind cannot fathom’-Adesua Etomi

    Hours after their introduction ceremony, Adesua Etomi took to her Instagram page raining praises on Banky W ,her fiancé. Recall that the duo announced this week that they are engaged and will be getting married very soon.

     

    Banky W shocked many of his female fans when he announced that he proposed to Adesua in February.

     

    According to her:” God Loves Me. He Created You Before I Even Knew I’d Need You. He Gave Me Love That My Mind Still Can’t Fathom. He Gave Me A Man That Looks At Me Like I’m Magic. A Man I Adore. A Man That Inspires Me. Bubba, I Love You PIECES. To All Our Well Wishers, May The World Celebrate With You. God Bless You All” she wrote.

     

     

  • Finally! Adesua Etomi meets Banky W’s parents

    Finally! Adesua Etomi meets Banky W’s parents

    Many of Banky W’s fans were shocked when he disclosed on Wednesday that he proposed to Adesua Etomi in Feburary 2017. Thereafter new pictures of Banky W proposing to Adesua Etomi surfaced online and also a picture Adesua took with Banky W’s parents.

    From all indications, Adesua is already feeling at home and cannot wait to be officially part of the Wellington family. According to reports reaching TheNewsGuru, the lovebirds will be having their wedding introduction on Saturday 6th of May 2017

     

     

     

  • Is Don Jazzy in love with Linda Ikeji?

    Is Don Jazzy in love with Linda Ikeji?

    Following the announcement Banky W made about being engaged to Adesua Etomi, music producer Don Jazzy has declared his love for Linda Ikeji.

    No one knows If the Mavin Records boss is serious or simply joking, but his statement on twitter indicates he has a soft spot for popular blogger, Linda Ikeji.

    Just like Banky W and Adesua Etomi stared in The Wedding Party, Don Jazzy asked Linda Ikeji If she can act in a movie because he wants them to replicate the wedding party love story of Banky W and Adesua Etomi.

    He puts it this way: “Dear @LindaIkeji I wrote one movie script like that. I will be the lead actor in it.Abeg u sabi act?”

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