We celebrate Nollywood actress, Chika Ike, who clocked 30 on Sunday, November 8, with these 10 things to know about her.
- She was born Chika Nancy Ike in Onitsha, Anambra State.
- She graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in Human Kinetics and Health Education
- She landed her first roles in the movies Sweet Love and Bless the Child, directed by Tchidi Chikere in 2005.
- Chika is the CEO of Fancy Nancy Collections.
- She is also the founder of the Chika Ike (Help A Child) Foundation.
- She got married to Tony Eberiri in 2006 and filed for divorce in 2013.
- She has featured in over 30 movies including Unstoppable, Dangerous Beauty, Total Promise, Power of Beauty and Emotional Blackmail.
- To reward her hard work in Nollywood, she was nominated twice for the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2006 and 2009.
- In 2013, she was honoured with a Nollywood Fashion Icon of the Year award for Fancy Nancy Collections at the Cynosure Magazine Nigeria Fashion Recognition Awards.
- In 2014, she was named the brand ambassador of Bullet Energy Drink