Eku Edewor is a British Nigerian TV host popularly associated with the popular Africa Magic show, ’53 Extra.’
This ethereal beauty, who is also an actress and a model, is a talented beauty whose love for her work is clearly evident in how much passion she displays while doing it.
Here are 7 things you probably don’t know about her.
1. Eku has an identical twin sister
Eku was born Georgina Chloe Eku Edewor-Thorley on December 18, 1986, in Portland, London, with her twin sister, Kessiana, to a Nigerian mother, Juliana Edewor, an interior designer, restaurateur, and art collector originally from Delta State, and a British father, Hugh Thorley. She is the granddaughter of the billionaire Chief James Edewor.
According to her, she was named after her hometown, Eku, by her grandfather.
2. She was raised in both Nigeria and England
She had her primary education at St. Saviour’s School and attended Grange Secondary School for her secondary education.
After moving to the UK at age 13, she attended Benenden School for Girls. Edewor completed her honors degree in English Literature and Theatre Studies from Warwick University in England in 2008. She also completed an acting course from the New York Film Academy in 2009.
3. Eku first came into the limelight through a reality show
Her first television appearance was in 2007, when she competed in the reality show Britain’s Next Top Model under the name “Georgina Edewor-Thorley.”
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4. She started acting at a young age
Her love for acting started professionally at age 10. She appeared in the 2010 film Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll as “Party Girl.” Edewor starred as Sade Coker in the television series The Island, which was shot in 2012. For her first major film role, she played principal character Sapphire in the 2013 romantic comedy film Flower Girl. She most recently starred as Victoria in the 2014 film When Love Comes Around.
5. She has worked in a restaurant before
In 2010, after the loss of her stepfather, Edewor returned to Nigeria to work in her mother’s restaurant, the Chardonnay Restaurant and Bar, so that her mother could focus on her career as an interior designer.
Five months after she returned, she attended an open audition for a co-presenter on 53 Extra, a spin-off of Africa Magic’s flagship magazine show Studio 53.
6. Eku has a daughter
She has a daughter with Chini Odogwu, who is a photographer/artist/businessman and son to billionaire businessman Chief Sunny Odogwu.
7. She believes in finding oneself
Eku thinks it is very important for anyone to always remember their roots—where you’re from, your culture, and their significance in your life while creating your own identity. According to her – “you should never abscond from who you are because it creates a different type of displacement.“