ENTERTAINMENT Top 5 Nollywood Trending Actors In 2017 1 Award winning Nollywood actor and producer, Enyinna Nwigwe has worked alongside some of the most respected producers and directors in Africa and overseas. From starring in some of the biggest movies of 2017 like the Wedding Party, Hire A Man and the yet to be released Jeta Amata movie The American King; Enyinna books our first place as Nollywood’s most trending actor of 2017. Enyinna was born on the 18th of September 1982 and originally hails from Imo State, Nigeria. Andy/Yina (as friends like to call him) is the son of retired public servants and the last of four children. He graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. He made his first acting debut in “Wheel of Change” (2004) directed by well-esteemed filmmaker Jeta Amata; who immediately noticed his budding acting abilities. While a rather shy person, Enyinna found little trouble engaging in more roles through his endearing demeanor and optimal physique. Enyinna Nwigwe is currently in Nsukka shooting Obi Emelonye’s new movie Badamas. Enyinna Nwigwe 16 www.glamsquadmagazine.com
ENTERTAINMENT 2 3 Adesuwa Etomi Somkele Iyamah Multiple Award winning Edo born Nollywood actress Adesuwa Etomi is still Nigerian’s favorite screen diva, following the success of the star studded movie Wedding Party, the much anticipated trailer Something Wicked and the yet to be released AY’s star studded movie 10 Days In SunCity, she books our number 2 spot for top trending Nollywood actors of 2017. She was born in Owerri, a town in Imo State of South Eastern Nigeria to a soldier father and an engineer mother. Etomi is the youngest of three siblings. She is a native of Esan in Edo State, South- South Nigeria and her mother is Yoruba. Starring in the star acclaimed movie 93 Days has totally transformed the life of budding AMVCA trailblazer award winner as her fan base has grown tremendously over the last couple of weeks with movie lovers demanding for more of her movies, so Somkele Iyamah is no doubt deserves our number 3 spot. Iyamah was born in Delta State, to Andrew and Rosaline- Onyi Iyamah. She is the third of four children and has described her family as being a very close knit family. Her interest in the arts was ignited after playing the lead role in an adaptation of The Prodigal Son: The Clown while attending Grange School in Lagos Nigeria. Somkele holds a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from McMaster University, Canada. She volunteered in several shows for charity at McMaster during the semester and modeled for pay during the holidays back home in Nigeria some of which included work for Virgin Nigeria, Harp, ETB and Visafone Communications. www.glamsquadmagazine.com 17
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