The 2014 Africa Magic
Viewers Choice Awards was co-hosted by Osas Ighodaro, one of the cast of the
soap opera, ‘Tinsel’, whose role was ‘Adanna’. Osas is one of the many Nigerian
celebrities in diaspora and she rocks like rock.
Osas was born in Bronx,
New York in the United States to Edo state, Nigeria indigene parents. She
obtained her first degree in Broadcast Journalism with dual minor in
Entrepreneurship and Theatre from Pennsylvania State University. She has a
masters degree in Fine Arts from Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University.
She recently got married to actor, Gbenro Ajibade who is also a cast of the
soap opera, ‘Tinsel’.
Actress, television
Host and Model, Osas began her career in 2005. According to her, she had a very
low self esteem while growing up because she was not proud of who she was and
where she came from. Her parents had to send her to a modeling school to help
improve her self esteem and there she found love for performing arts.
In 2014, Osas won T.V
actress of the year award for her role in Tinsel in ELOY Awards. She is the
first Nigerian to win the Miss Black USA pageant. She is also the founder of
‘Joyful Joy Foundation’, aimed at raising funds and awareness for malaria and
other issues affecting people in Africa.
Osas admits love for
Nollywood, though she has not agreed saying a thing about having interest to
act in Nollywood films. She has featured in several films and television series
including: ‘The Departments’; ‘Cadillac Records’; ‘Migrations: The Collector’;
‘The Club’; ‘The Tested’; ‘Tinsel’; ‘Meet the Browns’; ‘Parallels- The
Webseries’; ’12 Steps to Recovery’; ‘Conviction’ and a whole lot of others. She
has also done some stage works.
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