Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and her husband Captain Matthew Ekeinde have marked 28 years of marital bliss.
Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde took to Instagram to celebrate her husband Captain Matthew Ekeinde, on his 56th birthday and also their 28th wedding anniversary.
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On Sunday, March 24th which was Captain Matthew’s birthday, the couple marked their 28th wedding anniversary.
About Omotola Jalade
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, born on 7 February 1978, is a Nigerian actress, singer, philanthropist and former model. Since her Nollywood film debut in 1995, she has appeared in over 300 films and selling millions of copies.
Omotola is the second Nigerian and first Nigerian celebrity to receive over 1 million likes on her Facebook page. She currently has a total of 3 million followers on Facebook.
In 2013, she was included in ‘Time’ magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
In 2014, she was honoured by the Nigerian government, when she became a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) for her contributions to Nigerian cinema.
Ekeinde was introduced to acting while accompanying a friend to an audition. Her first acting role was in the 1995 film Venom of Justice, directed by Reginald Ebere. She was given the lead role in the film.
Her first major role was in the film ‘Mortal Inheritance’ (1995), where she played a sickle-cell patient who fought for her life against small odds of survival. Since then, she has starred in several films, including Games Women Play, Blood Sisters, All My Life, Last Wedding, My Story, The Woman in Me and others.
For her role in Mortal Inheritance, she won “Best Actress in an English Speaking Movie” and “Best Actress Overall” at the 1997 Movie Awards. She was the youngest actress in Nigeria at that time to win this.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, she starred in several sequel films, including Lost Kingdom II, Kosorogun II, and Blood Sister II, leading to a grand achiever award from the Global Excellence Recognition Awards in 2004. She was awarded best Actress in a supporting role during the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2005.
After shooting roughly three hundred video movies, Ekeinde received her first cinematic movie role in the 2010 film “Ije”. This film was shot at locations in Jos and United States and was the highest grossing Nollywood film at the time.
In 2015, Ekeinde celebrated her 20th anniversary in the entertainment industry, having appeared in about two hundred films.
Ekeinde launched a music career in 2005 with the release of her debut album titled “gba”. The album produced the singles “Naija Lowa” and “The Things You Do To Me.” Her unreleased second album – Me, Myself, and Eyes, brought in production from Paul Play and Del B. It was supported by the songs “Feel Alright”, featuring Harrysong, and “Through the Fire”, featuring Uche.
In 2012, Ekeinde also launched a reality television show, Omotola: The Real Me, on Africa Magic Entertainment, a M-Net subsidiary broadcast on DSTV. She was the first Nigerian celebrity to star in her own reality show.
Jalade married Captain Matthew Ekeinde in 1996. Together, they have four children.
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