Posted by Want to know about Zainab Balogun biography, age, net worth, salary, Instagram, height, weight, movie career, and husband? read here.
Zainab Balogun Biography
Zainab is a popular Nollywood actress, model, television presenter, and television personality. Her roles are mostly romantic ones in movies alongside popular Nollywood actors. She was born in London, England on 10th October 1989.
Zainab currently lives in London and Lagos respectively as she has both British and Nigerian citizenship. she grew up in Clapham, a district of South West London in the United Kingdom with a large extended family.
She is from Abeokuta, Ogun State in southwestern Nigeria. Because of her mother’s work, she traveled a lot and spent most of her early years with relatives.
Balogun currently works as a presenter for an entertainment television station known as EbonyLife TV, for which she currently co-hosts and produces The Spot, the channel’s leading talk show, with Lamide Akintobi. she also makes an appearance as a Tv presenter and associate producer on a teleshopping show known as Jumia TV.
Zainab Balogun Age
She was born on the 10th of October, 1989. As of 2019, she is 30 years old.
Zainab Balogun Education
It was at Sacred Heart RC Secondary School that she had her secondary school education. Her love for arts started when she participated in school plays and talent shows. She studied music and later joined the young school choir. She later created an R&B girl group with two friends known as Regné (which could be pronounced “reign”).
She attended Christ the King Sixth Form College where she obtained her A-Levels in Psychology, English Language, Law, & Literature. She attended the University of Kent located in Medway where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in LLB Law.
Zainab Balogun Husband
In May 2018, Zainab Balogun tied the knot with Dikko Nwachukwu, Jetwest Airways founder. They did their traditional marriage in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday 13th May 2018. She shares her time between Lagos, Nigeria and London, England.
Zainab Balogun Net worth
She is one of the most recognized Nollywood actresses and has an estimated net worth of $450,000.
Zainab Balogun Height
She is 1.75 meters tall.
Zainab Balogun Weight
Not disclosed yet.
Zainab Balogun Relationship
She is currently happily married to Dikko Nwachukwu.
Zainab Balogun Interesting Facts
Here are 10 amazing facts you probably never knew about the gorgeous British-Nigerian model, Zainab Balogun:
1. Zainab was born in London, England on 10th of October, 1989 to Nigerian parents.
2. During her high school days, she became a member of the school choir and later created “Regne” – an R&B girl band. She got scouted when she was just 16 years old by the Premier Models Management.
3. She attended the University of Kent located in Medway where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in LLB Law.
4. Her debut movie role was in “The Dark Knight Rises” – a 2011 movie and in “Cocktail” – a 2012 Bollywood film.
5. She named Nicole Richie, Olivia Palermo, Ashley Madekwe and Gwen Stefani as her favorite style icons. According to her Maki OH and Bridget Awosika are her favorite African designers.
6. The most valued item in fashion her wardrobe at the moment is Kunbi’s printed shift dress from designer April.
7. Her precious moments as a model were when she modeled at the New York Fashion Week and the London Fashion Week.
8. Zainab is the co-founder of “The J-ist TV” a popular online entertainment web series which features major African personalities and also puts African culture on the world map.
9. She said her celebrity crush is the popular musician, D’banj and she also named Lupita Nyong’o and Nandi Mngoma as her role models.
10. She has earned multiple awards which includes the 2013 TV Presenter of the Year at the Exquisite Lady of the Year Awards and 2014 Sexiest On-Air Personality at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards.
You can also see Bayray full biography here.
Zainab Balogun Movies
She has starred in many movies, both Hollywood, Bollywood, and Nollywood and they include:
- The Charlatans
- The Spot
- Material Girl
- Party Guest
- The Wedding Party
- The Island
- A Soldier’s Story
- The Royal Hibiscus Hotel
- Chief Daddy
- God Calling
- The Dark
- Ojukokoro
- Knight Rises
- Cocktail.
Zainab Balogun Awards and Achievements
- 2013 TV Presenter of the Year at the Exquisite Lady of the Year Awards
- In 2014, she won On-Air Personality of the Year at the All Youth Tush Awards
- TV Presenter of the Year at the Sisterhood Awards
- Sexist On-Air Personality at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards
- TV Presenter of the Year at the Exquisite Lady of the Year Award
- In 2018, she won Prize for Acting at The Future Awards.
Zainab Balogun Instagram
Her instagram page is @zainabbalogun
Zainab Balogun Twitter
Her twitter handle is @zainab__balogun.