December 2019 had her fighting for life after been allegedly shot several times in the head and other parts of the body, actress Angela Okorie can be called a survivor. Besides being a survivor, she can be called many things the most obvious been an actress, a TV personality, and a model. How much of Angela Okorie do you know? Whatever you may have already known about her, here are more things you need to know.
How old is Angela Okorie?
Angel Okorie was born on the 17th of August 1986, in Cotonou, Benin Republic. She is the third child of five children born to parents from Ishiagu-Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.
Angela had her formative years up to secondary education in the Benin Republic. At the age of 17, she returned to Nigeria.
Angela Okorie is 34 years old.
Education and career
Her trip back home led to her having her tertiary education in Nigeria. She applied for and got admission to study theatre arts at the University of Lagos. She also attended Lagos State University, studying public administration. A feat not many can accomplish.
Angela began her career as an Orange Drugs model, working for the drug giant for ten years before her entrance into the world of acting in 2009. “Sincerity” was her debut movie in Nollywood. Her second movie was “Holy Serpent” and it was the act that captured everyone’s attention and launched her name into stardom. After this movie produced by Coruma International production hit Nigerian homes, her fame went beyond the shores of Nigeria as Angela became known in so many African countries.
The beautiful actress has gone on to become one of the most sought-after actresses in the industry. Her beauty, her versatility, and her talents keeping her in the top leagues. She has gone on to feature in more than 100 movies since her coming to the limelight in Nollywood.
She has won several movie awards and recognitions, including Best Upcoming Actress in Nigeria at the Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, Most Prominent Actress at the City People Entertainment Awards, Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, AMVCA, and Best Actress in a supporting role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA.
Angela Okorie is a very professional actress, for her talent and hard work she was also awarded at AFRIFIMO for the Best Actress.
In an earlier interview during the course of her career, the actress stated that music is also part of her life and she will love to combine it with her acting career. True to her words, years later she has a little over 10 songs to her name.
Angela Okorie is not just an actress, she is also a singer and a songwriter.
Several times on air, she has come out to say that she will never act naked regardless of the fee citing that her role models like Genevive Nnaji didn’t have to go unclad to make it to the top leagues.
Asides from acting, Angela Okorie is also an entrepreneur with several businesses to her name and one of the most influential celebrities online with 3.7 million followers. Her net worth is estimated at around $850,000.
Angela Okorie: Married life, divorce, and son
In a Daily Post publication some years ago, Angela Okorie disclosed that she makes a very conscious effort to separate her family from the media therefore not a lot is known about her marriage, divorce, and love life generally.
We do know that she was married to Chukwuma Orizu for more than 9 years before they divorced. She had a son from the marriage, a handsome boy named Chamberlin.
Around July of 2020, social media and blogs alike went agog with speculations of her marriage to a guy she called Chu-Chu on her Instagram page sharing alongside steamy romantic pictures. The waves continued rippling across social media with each picture she drops drawing opinions, reaching an all-time high with pictures and short videos of a beach wedding.
Days later she released a song titled Baby Chu-chu. Some said all the coziness with the guy was a publicity stunt to promote her song while some point out that this was more than just about the song.
However, she cleared the air during an Instalive where she disclosed to her fans that she was not interested in any marriage for now. She said that the thought of another failed marriage scared (and perhaps still scares) her.
Actress Angela Okorie Says She Has No Plan To Remarry
Controversies
The actress like every other celebrity has had her share of scandals and rumors. In December 2019, Angela Okorie was lucky to escape a deadly attack from alleged hired assassins. Days later, rumors made round that the assassins were sent by a spurned wife who was Angela’s lover till she decided to move to the husband, swinging between husband and wife till the blowup.
This further added wood to the pyre of the rumors of her sexuality being bi-sexual.
In the past, people have always questioned the source of her wealth that she flaunts on Instagram. Some say she is sponsored by a sugar daddy.
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