Marcy dolapo oni biography
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Dolapo Oni
Nigerian TV host
Dolapo Oni,Listenⓘ sometimes referred as Marcy Dolapo Oni[1] is a Nigerian actress,[2] TV presenter, mentor and[3] MC.[4]
Early life
[edit]Oni is the youngest of fyra children of her family. She spent 20 years living in the United Kingdom before she returned to Nigeria in 2010.[5] As a 10 year old, she wanted to be an actress after she saw Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Aspects of Love, at The Oxford Playhouse.
She had her secondary education at Headington School, a girls' fee-paying school in Oxford, England, where she was the first black head girl. She attended the University of Bristol where she obtained a degree in chemistry.[6]
Career
[edit]Oni started acting while she was living in the United Kingdom, after completing her university degree, by going to teaterpjäs school. She secured a place to study at Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in Wandsworth, London, where sh
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Marcy began her African television career in 2010, after a very successful acting career in the U.K as the lead on the Mnet show '53 Extra'. From there she was nominated amongst hundreds of contestants as one of the two chosen co-hosts on Africa’s number one talk show “Moments with Mo” which is exclusive to EbonyLife TV; Africa’s premium entertainment kanal. She has since worked globally from stage and television, to radio crafting her expertise in entertainment.
As one of Nigeria’s No 1 female TV personalities, Marcy has hosted many high profil corporate and lifestyle events for companies such as Nokia, P&G, Africa Magic, Malta Guinness, Ebony Life TV Launch (with Dare Art Alade), Genevieve Magazine, Complete Fashion Magazine, Access Bank, Sujimoto Construction and The Future Awards. She was chosen to företräda Nigeria as a VIP guest on behalf of Moët and Chandon Champagne at the 2012 Roland Garros Tournament in France.
In terms of acting, one of her most memorable roles w
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Our LagosMums Mum of the Month is Marcy Dolapo Oni; Mum, Wife, Actor and Producer! We enjoyed talking with her.
In our LagosMums mum of the month series, we love to meet different mothers to talk about motherhood, how they balance their various roles and more. We always learn when we read someone else’s story and they share their experiences with us. Enjoy!
Please tell us about yourself and one unexpected thing about you
I’m an Actor, Wife, and Mother of 1. One thing people don’t know about me is that I
have a chewing gum phobia. It’s called Chiclephobia.
Can you share all the hats that you wear?
I’m a producer, Actor, Mum, Wife, Mentor.
Tell us about your beautiful family
I’ve been married for 3.5 years now and we have a beautiful 18-month-old son. I’m the last born of 4 siblings and all my siblings live in London although my parents live in Lagos.
What has surprised you the most about motherhood
What has surprised me the most is how much love you can have for another hu