Yvonne Jegede Biography: Age, Son, Net Worth, Husband, State Of Origin, Father, Wikipedia, Movies, Tribe

Yvonne Jegede Biography

Yvonne Jegede (born 25 August 1983) is a Nigerian actress, producer, model, and television personality who rose to fame in 2005 after making a cameo appearance in one of Nigeria’s popular and influential music icons, Tuface Idibia’s music video African Queen alongside Annie Idibia Macaulay.

Beautiful and talented actress Yvonne Jegede is one of the heavyweights in the Nigerian film and entertainment industry who has lately attracted the media’s attention following the recent crash of her two-year-old marriage.

Biography of Yvonne Jegede Wiki Facts
Full Name:	Yvonne Jegede
Stage Name:	Choco
Born:	25 August 1983 (age 41 years old)
Place of Birth:	Agenebode, Edo, Nigeria
State Of Origin:	Edo State
Nationality:	Nigerian
Parents:	Mr and Mrs Jegede
Child • Son:	Xavier Fawole
Height:	N/A
Siblings:	N/A
Boyfriend • Husband:	Olakunle Abounce Fawole (Div.)
Occupation:	Actress • Model
Net Worth:	$700,000

Early Life

Yvonne Jegede (born 25 August 1983) in Agenebode, Edo State, Nigeria, into the family of Mr and Mrs Jegede. Yvonne Jegede spent the better part of her childhood growing up in Lagos.

On the other hand, like most celebrities, Yvonne has often maintained closed lips regarding her personal life and family, as information on her parents or siblings is not found in the media.

Education

She had her primary and secondary education in Lagos State, Nigeria, before proceeding to the University of Cyprus, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations.

Career

It was since 2004, even before she got into the university that Yvonne Jegede set the ball rolling for her career as an actress, and that was when she featured in a movie titled Missing Angel, though even at that, she never gained much attention until after she made a cameo appearance in the famous song African Queen of the legendary Nigerian music superstar, Tuface Idibia; this feat turned out to be her breakthrough in the industry.

After completing her studies at Cyprus University in 2012, Yvonne made a robust comeback into the Nollywood scene to fully concentrate on her acting career. Her coming back saw her starring in some box office movies; notable among them are Single and Married, 10 Days in Sun City, Okafor’s Law, and a host of others.

In essence, Yvonne Jegede started her movie career in 2004 when she featured in the Nollywood movie Missing Angels. Her first significant camera debut came in 2005 with her appearance in the now-popular music video African Queen by 2Face Idibia.

In 2015, she produced her first movie, 3 is Company, where she starred as the lead character.

In late 2016, she was on the cover of the wedding edition of Genevieve Nnaji’s magazine. Besides her acting, Yvonne Jegede has been featured in music videos like Ego by Djinee and Kokose by Sound Sultan.

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Yvonne Jegede Movies, Filmography

Yvonne Jegede has been an actress from 2014 till date. Talks of retirement are not in her books, and the actress has acted in over 150 films. Some of Yvonne Jegede movies are listed below;

Two Heart That Binds Together (2004)
Missing Angel (2004)
Forget Me Not (2008)
Power Mansion (2014)
3 is Company (2015)
Husbands of Lagos (2015)
Pot Of Life (2015)
Fine girl(2016)
Crazy Ex-girlfriend (2016)
ATM (2016)
Okafor’s Law (2017)
Unveil (2017)
Jason (2018)
Red Obsession (2018)
My Family (2019)
Diamonds In the Sky(2019)
Opportunity (2020)
Sad (2020)
Unprecedented (2021)

Awards And Nominations Of Yvonne Jegede

Best Kiss In a Movie at the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) – 2015
Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) nominee for Best Supporting Female – 2015
Best Onscreen Duo nominee at the Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) – 2015
Nominee for Best Supporting Actress (English) at the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) – 2016
Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) nominee for Best Actress in Nollywood/Africa – 2018
African Film Awards nominee for Best Actress In A Lead Role – 2019

Personal Life

Yvonne Jegede is a single mother. She has a son named Xavier Fawole from her Ex-husband, Olakunle Abounce Fawole, the son of late Bukky Ajayi.

Olakunle Abounce Fawole and Yvonne Jegede got married after 14 years of courtship in 2017 and divorced a few years later.

In an open letter, Yvonne Jegede explains that she holds no grudges against her exes, including her former husband.

The beautiful actress is dark in complexion. She has black hair and dark brown eyes. She spends a lot of quality time with her son and is not in any relationship presently.

Yvonne Jegede Married to Kunle Fawole

It is now on record that the Nollywood actor and producer Kunle Fawole, popularly known as Abounce, has been the first husband and now ex-husband of fellow Nollywood star Yvonne Jegede, albeit their conjugal experience was relatively short-lived as they got separated in 2019 after one of marriage, having walked down the aisle in February 2018.

Yvonne Jegede’s ex-husband, Abounce, came to the limelight in the movie industry after featuring in Tade Ogidan’s movie Diamond Ring, which put him out there into public admiration, even though he has been into music before switching to acting, which has been his all-time passion.

Yvonne Jegede Got Divorced After One Year Of Marriage

Recently, the famous Nollywood actress topped the headlines of many media discussions after the disheartening news of the crash of her two-years-old marriage with the Nollywood actor Olakunle Fawole.

Sadly, all her fans and well-wishers are yet to recover from the shock of that news, as the memories of her wedding in 2018 are still fresh in many, as though it just happened yesterday.

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It can be recalled that the ex-sweethearts and Nollywood stars tied the knot sometime in February 2018; little did the couple fathom that their one-time romantic affairs and marital bliss would hit the rock so soon, as only a year into their matrimony, things took an ugly turn and got to the point of no return. As a result, the couple decided to part ways with each other in 2019.

Yvonne Jegede spills on the challenges of being a single mum

Yvonne Jegede, an actress, has said that her ex-husband, Olakunle Fawole, is a deadbeat father who has shown no support or interest in the life of their son, Xavier, who turned four weeks ago.

In a recent interview with Mercy Johnson on her culinary program, Yvonne Jegede said that Olakunle Fawole only came to visit the kid once after she gave him an ultimatum to remove his surname.

Going down memory lane on how they fell in love, Yvonne Jegede disclosed that he was an amazing friend but their marriage just didn’t work out.

“First I was scared, the marriage of not up to two years crashed, but I’m glad I left because if I had stayed back for what people will say, I will not be happy today.

Olakunle and I don’t talk now, he doesn’t call or talk to his son. It is funny how we once had a solid friendship aside from the marriage but I don’t know how it all went off the radar.

Thankfully, I had given him a compound name, Xavier Jegede Fawole, and I threatened that I will remove the Fawole and leave just the Jegede since I am solely raising him up.

That was what made him come then to carry the son when he was 5 months old, took photos and posted them on social media, and since then no show. “

Yvonne Jegede further revealed that “He doesn’t wish him a happy birthday on his birthdays. He doesn’t call him to ask about his well-being, he just doesn’t care that he has a son somewhere.

“Your gift is in my hand yet you don’t care. You see, one moment I dreaded the most is for my child to wake up one day and ask where is my father and it started happening.

One day when he asked, I had to send messages to his siblings to ask him to come and check up on him but it yielded no result.

It was so bad that my father had to represent my son at school for a father’s day event they recently had, it was embarrassing for me but I’m waiting to see when he will show up or if he wouldn’t till the boy turns 18.”

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GbExtra Blog recalls that Nollywood actress, Yvonne Jegede and her one-year-old marriage to Olakunle ‘Abounce’ Fawole crashed. in 2019.

Abounce, who is the son of a late actress, Bukky Ajayi, married Yvonne at a simple but classy wedding ceremony in Lagos in February 2018.

Separation rumors began trailing their marriage some weeks back after reports surfaced that Yvonne had moved out of her husband’s house, three months after she got pregnant with her son.

The couple met 15 years ago on the set of Tade Ogidan’s popular drama serial, ‘Behind the Seige’.

Yvonne Jegede Net Worth

Yvonne Jegede is currently one of the richest and most influential actresses in Nigeria, with an estimated net of $700,000. She makes her money from acting and producing Nollywood films.

Yvonne Jegede Biography: Age, Son, Net Worth, Husband, State Of Origin, Father, Wikipedia, Movies, Tribe