Nollywood actress, Kehinde Bankole and her twin,
Taiwo Bankole celebrated their birthday with smashing photos.
Taiwo Bankole celebrated their birthday with smashing photos.
Meanwhile here are a few things you shoul know about Kenny
- She was born as the 4th child in a family of six.
- She has a twin sister who also acts occasionally.
- Bankole studied at Tunwase Nursery and Primary School, Ikeja.
- She
won the revelation of the year award at the 2008 Best Nollywood Awards,
two years after her first screen feature in Wale Adenuga’s Super Story. - She
was admitted to study Mass Communication at Olabisi Onabanjo University
but took a break to concentrate more on her modelling career in 2004. - Bankole
first entertainment experience was when she auditioned as a contestant
in Miss Commonwealth Nigeria pageant in 2003. Although she did not win,
she claims the ‘exposure’ was all she really wanted as she made the top
10. - She also had a shot at Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria but could not make the top five list.
- After
the contract of Genevieve Nnaji expired as a Lux ambassandor, Bankole
was chosen along with Sylvia Udeogu and Olaide Olaogun to become to new
face of Lux in 2007. - She made her acting debut during her reign as Lux ambassandor in the family drama Super Story: Everything it Takes. She has also starred in other Wale Adenuga’s productions like Papa Ajasco and This Life.
- She hosts daytime talkshows including ‘Soul Sisters’ and ‘African Kitchen.’
- The
recent movies she featured in include Two brides and a Baby (2011), The
Meeting (2012), Awakening ( 2013), Render to Caeser(2014), October 1
(2014), Desperate Housewives Africa ( 2015) among others.