Nollywood Actress, Nkechi Blessing Biography, Age, New Boyfriend, Son, Movies And Net Worth In 2022

 Nkechi Blessing Sunday, a Nigerian actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter currently based in the United States, was born and bred in Surulere, Lagos State. Omoege Lekki, her first film, was released in 2015 and starred her and Yinka Quadri. Omoege Lekki won MAYA Awards in 2016 and was nominated for Best of Nollywood Awards for Revelation of the Year. She is also the Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nkechi Films and the NBS Foundation.

Contents

Early Life & Education

Career

Personal Life

Selected Filmography

Awards and Nominations

Net Worth

Social Media

Nkechi Blessing Biography

Full Name : Nkechi Blessing Sunday

Date of Birth : 14 February 1989

Place of Birth : Lagos State, Nigeria

Higher Qualification : B.Sc International Realtion

Occupation : Actress

Active Since : 2008

Parent : Mrs. Gloria Obasi Sunday

Spouse : Falegan Opeyemi David (Divorced)

Net Worth : $250,000

Social Media : Instagram: nkechi_blessing_sunday

Twitter: @NkechiBlessingS

Early Life & Education

Nkechi Blessing was born on the 14th of February, 1989. She is a native of Abia, a state in the country’s southeast. She attended Olu Abiodun Nursery and Primary School in Lagos for her primary education and Barachel Model College in Lagos for her secondary education. Nkechi Blessing studied International Relations at Houdegbe North American University and completed a six-month diploma in theater arts at Lagos State University. 

Career

Kemi Korede spotted Nkechi’s talent for acting in 2008 and cast her in her film “Omo Bewaji.” She met Emeka Duru, who offered her a supporting role in Emem Isong‘s film Through The Fire & Entanglement in 2009. She gained fame in 2012 with a lead role in Kafila Omo Ibadan, following a meeting with producer Temitope Bali in South Africa, who offered her the part.

 

On the 1st of February, 2017, she was introduced as one of the Nigeria Carnival USA’s ambassadors at the second edition of the yearly Nigerian music, cultural, and comedic event in the United States. In 2018, she was nominated for a City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actress of the Year for her work as “Dora” in the film The Ghost and the Tout. Nkechi and Seun Sean Jimoh co-hosted the 2020 edition of the African Entertainment Awards in the United States in 2020. She was in the cast of Fate of Alakada the same year, as Bisi. Tanwa Savage, The Cleanser, Omo Emi, and Ise Ori were among her starring roles, and Breaded Life and Olori Amolegbe were among her supporting roles.

Personal Life

Nkechi Blessing married Falegan Opeyemi David, an Ekiti politician, on June 10, 2021. Blessing announced the death of her mother, Mrs. Gloria Obasi Sunday, on September 23, 2021, as she was preparing to launch her premium films in Lagos’s largest theater. Nkechi Blessing declared on Instagram on April 6, 2022, that she had divorced Falegan Opeyemi David.

Selected Filmography

2021 The Cleanser

2021 Tanwa Savage

2021 Breaded Life

2021 Amerah

2020 Fate of Alakada

2019 Wound

2019 Plastic Girls

2019 Omo Emi

2019 Olopa Olorun

2019 Ise Ori

2019 Hostel Babes

2019 Broken Crown

2019 Babeje

2019 Akwa Ndu

2019 Akanda

2019 Agidi Okan

2018 Unsane

2018 The Ghost and the Tout Dora Ghost

2018 Soulmate

2018 Orogun Aladie

2018 Olori Amolegbe

2018 Lekki Guyz

2018 Judasi Ojooluwa

2018 Jadesola

2018 Imoran Advice

2018 Ile Wa

2018 Fatherhood

2018 Ebiti

2018 Duro

2018 Dokita Miracle

2018 Broken Soul

2018 Aye Sokunkun

2018 Anniversary

2018 Alagbawi 1 & 2

2018 Alaamu

2018 Aje

2018 Aje

2017 Yanga

2017 Asiko-Time

2017 Alakada Reloaded

2015 Omoege Lekki

2012 Kafila Omo Ibadan

2009 Through The Fire & Entanglement

2008 Omo Bewaji

Produced Films

2021 Amerah

2018 Unsane

2018 Judasi

2015 Omoege Lekki

Awards and Nominations

Year Event Prize Result

2020 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actress in a Lead role –Yoruba Nominated

2019 City People Movie Award Best Supporting Actress of the Year (Yoruba) Nominated

2018 City People Movie Award Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba) Won

2018 City People Movie Award Best Actress of the Year (Yoruba) Nominated

2018 City People Movie Award Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba) Nominated

2018 City People Movie Award Fastest Rising Actress of the Year (Female) Nominated

2016 Best of Nollywood Awards Revelation of the Year (female) Nominated

Net Worth

According to reports, Nkechi Blessing’s primary source of income is from entertainment-related businesses, which has contributed to her projected net worth of $250,000.

Social Media

Nkechi Blessing has developed a huge fanbase on social media with over 350,000 followers on Instagram. Her social media handles can be found below.

Instagram: nkechi_blessing_sunday

Twitter: @NkechiBlessingS