I remember clearly meeting her one-on-one at the premiere of Wedding Party. Like me, many people who watched the movie that day agreed that Adesua and Banky W are perfect for each other so you can begin to imagine how I felt when I heard and confirmed they were officially engaged. It felt so good to know. We all looked forward to the wedding and it was truly the wedding of the year 2017.
I was particularly intrigued when we were all informed of a show coming up to tell the story of their wedding. Watching them freely share of their love for each other and what they both went through together and their experience was truly touching and enlightening. Here is wishing them a happy married life and soaring careers for both of them. Adesua Wellington is on focus for Women in Nollywood for this week.
Adesua Wellington (born 22 February) is a Nigerian actress. In 2014, she starred in her first feature film Knocking On Heaven’s Door. She won the Best Actress in A Drama award at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for her role in the 2015 romantic drama film Falling.
Tolulope Adesua was born in Owerri, Imo State on 22 February. Her father is a soldier of Esan descent, and her mother is an engineer of Yoruba descent. She is the youngest of three siblings. Adesua attended Corona School in Victoria Island, Lagos, where she joined the drama club at age 7. Thereafter, she attended Queen’s College, Lagos before moving to the United Kingdom at the age of 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.
Her film credits include The Arbitration, The Wedding Party, and Falling. Her performance in Falling earned her the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award for Best Actress in a drama. Other notable films she has appeared in include A Soldier’s Story, Out of Luck and Couple of Days to mention a few. Etomi played Shiela in the fourth and fifth seasons of Shuga, a television soap opera about HIV/AIDS prevention. Etomi began starring as Amaka Obiora, an undercover police officer, in Yemisi Wada’s crime series LasGidi Cops, which debuted in June 2016 on television.
She got engaged to Banky W in February 2017. They both got traditionally married on the 19th of November, Court Wedding on 20th November and on 25th November (2017) they had the White Wedding in Cape Town, South Africa and it was an outstanding success.
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