Bimbo Akintola Biography, Age, Career, Spouse, Net Worth

The star Nollywood actor Bimbo Akintola created her own niche and her films, particularly those which tell stories of women’s issues as well as the girl child. The 51-year-old actress began her acting career with Owo Blow (1995) and later appeared alongside Richard Mofe Daijo on Out of Bounds (1997).

Profiling Bimbo Akintola

Biography

Bimbo is born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria to a Muslim clergyman of Oyo State and a mother of Edo State. Bimbo was the third baby in the household of 6. Her interest in acting was evident in her early years as well as with the encouragement from her maternal grandmother, Bimbo began taking part in various plays. She attended Maryland Convent Private School for her primary education, and then Command Day Secondary School. After finishing her secondary schooling she enrolled at the University of Ibadan and graduated with an Associate of Arts in the field of Theatre Arts.

While in school, Akintola actively participated in acting. She always found a way to increase her enthusiasm and was doing it with ease in no time. She would perform every weekend at a club known as Divine on Allen Avenue in Lagos, with Jaiye’s late husband, Jaiye.

Early life 

A group of seven has Abimbola, Bimbo Akintola is the third child. She began acting as a student along with her peers at the school’s annual end-of-year theatre events inspired by her mother’s support. Her passion for theater grew when she was a part of many plays and eventually became the norm.

She was born at home in Maryland, Lagos, where she was educated in elementary school in the Maryland Convent Private School and secondary school at Command Day School, also located in Lagos. She finished her undergraduate studies in the field of theatre arts at the University of Ibadan. The actress would perform on weekends with the late Jaiye Aboderin in a club known as Divine on Allen Avenue in Lagos when she was still at school.

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Spouse

The celebrities who Bimbo has been with include the actress Yemi Blaq along with the gifted singer Dede Mabiaku. Prior to their first date, Bimbo and Dede were close friends for over two years. They later ended their relationship peacefully.

Bimbo was never married and has never had children. Bimbo says she has many children, which she cares for. Some of her children have grown up and started their own families.

Career

Her first appearance on stage was when she appeared in the movie Owo Blow in 1995 alongside Femi Adebayo. She then followed by Out of Bounds in 1997 and Richard Mofe Damijo. The film was nominated for the award for Best actress with a Lead role at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards.

Other accolades for her exceptional capabilities include ;

1. Best Actress or English Actress in Nigeria in 1997.

2. Best Actress Award for the film Heaven’s Hell, in the year 2014 Eko International Film Festival

 Filmography

• Out of Bounds (1997)
• Diamond Ring (1998)
• The Gardner (1998)
• Dangerous Twins (2004)
• Beyond the Verdict (2007)
• Smoke and Mirrors (2008)
• Hoodrush (2012)
• Ayitale (2013)
• Heaven’s Hell (2015)
• 93 Days (2016)
• Husbands of Lagos (2015)
• Circle of Three
• Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters
• Diamonds In The Sky (2019)

Television Series

The below list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2015)

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Net Worth

Bimbo Akintola‘s net worth The actress has a net worth of $1 million. She has made this wealth from her illustrious career as an actress. The wealth affords her a luxurious lifestyle and the ability to give back to society

Controversy

Yvonne Jegede and Bimbo Akintola reconcile after crash marriage scandal

Veteran actor Bimbola Akintola, and co-worker, Yvonne Jegede are friends again, a few months after the former’s marriage fracturing.

Kemi Filani News recalls that the wedding of Yvonne Jegede was ruined in 2019, amid stories of her ex-husband actor Abounce engaged to Bimbo Akintola.

Bimbo Akintola would give him titles such as “My property” while A bounce would then refer to Abounce by the name of “By Owner”.

in the interview Yvonne Jegede granted after the marriage ended in disaster, she talked about the lessons learned from her marriage and how a third person (who has been identified as Bimbo Akintola) was able to get between the two.

“….he was listening to others or, if I’m not being too naive, friends, people someone who was constantly listening to his voice and giving him advice on how to behave. The person he was talking to was my old friend and I suppose I wasn’t in the country. They were hanging out and getting together as friends, and that was all. It wasn’t an affair, but the friend held an unshakeable hold on him.

She was cool with me, and I liked her, too. We were friends, more like family buddies as they say. He became very comfortable with her since they were introduced to one another and then he would take her to her house and she would be there to relax and talk.

Yes, I do have my faults and I’m not perfect, just like I have learned from my marriage. It’s not like I’m an angel. I’m not perfect. I’ve made a lot of mistakes that could have easily been ignored or rectified however, here we are. I also have learned from my mistakes and continued to move forward, I have learned from my mistakes and these mistakes will not happen again.”

The actors have been reconciled and moved on as they were seen with each other at the Culturati event, which was held last week in Lagos.

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