Simi Drey

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Simi Drey
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Born
Simileoluwa Audrey Adejumo

(1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 25)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish-Nigerian
Alma mater University of Wales
Occupation(s)Actress, TV presenter
Years active2015–present
SpouseJulian Flosbach (2023)
Family Soji Adejumo (father)
Awards Future Awards Africa, Best OAP

Simileoluwa Audrey Adejumo popularly known as Simi Drey (born 25 June) is a British-Nigerian actress, TV presenter and host. [1] In 2019, she won the Future Awards Africa for Best OAP (TV/Radio). [2] [3] In 2016, she starred in the Nollywood TV series Tinsel, playing the role of Amanda.

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Biography

Simi Audrey Adejumo was born on 25 June in London, United Kingdom but originally hails from Ibadan, Oyo State, the lineage of Ologun Kutere . [4] She was born as the eldest of five children to Professor David Olusoji Adejumo, the former Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education, and Mrs. Emilomo Adejumo. Simi spent most of her childhood in the United Kingdom alongside her siblings. She also acquired her primary and secondary education there. [5] Simi's great grandfather, Professor Oladele Adebayo Ajose was a Lagos Prince who served as the first vice-chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University. [6]

She was very close to her grandmother, Ambassador Audrey Olatokunbo Ajose, a Nigerian lawyer and journalist who served as Nigeria's ambassador to Scandinavia from 1987 to 1991, and inspired Simi to pursue a career in Journalism. In 2014, she graduated with a First Class Degree in Broadcasting, Journalism and Media Communications from the University of Wales, United Kingdom. [7]

Career

Simi had the passion for broadcasting ever since she was a child. While in the university, she founded and worked as an editor for the student magazine, GMag. [8] In 2011, while still in university,  her career officially started when she got her first job at a radio station in Wales called Calon FM. In July that same year, Simi traveled to Nigeria and served as an intern at a television station HiTV, Lagos State. [9] After the completion of her internship, she decided to relocate to Nigeria and continue her career there. Upon gaining her university degree in 2013, she relocated fully to Nigeria. After her NYSC, she worked with Cool TV for two years as the host of The Late Night Show, before joining Spice TV and hosting their flagship show, Bargain Hunters in 2016 [10]

That same year, she starred in the Nollywood series The Governor, playing the role of Ify Ochello. She then went on to feature in the Nollywood’s longest running TV series Tinsel . While on the set of Tinsel, she was accounted and cast for the role of Amanda in the film Happy Father's Day (2016) and its sequel Another Father’s Day (2019). [11]

In December 2016, Simi made her Nigerian Radio debut on The Beat 99.9 Fm where she hosted the Saturday and Sunday Morning show for three years before being moved to the weekday Morning Rush show which she co-hosted with Osikhena Dirisu. While at Beat Fm, in collaboration with MTV Base, she was chosen to cover the MTV EMAs in Seville, Spain in December 2019. [12]

In  2019, Simi returned to Television and became a presenter for 53 Extra (formerly Studio 53) on Africa Magic until it’s final episode in 2020, after which she became the Host of the show Movie Talk on African Movie Channels. [13]

She was the presenter for the 2020 Headies Awards alongside Osi Suave, for best vocal performance (male) category.

Filmography

Awards

YearTitleCategoryResultRef
2015Trek African Women AwardsTV presenter of the yearWon [15]
2019 The Future Awards Africa Prize for OAPWon [16]
ELOY Awards Award for TV personalityNominated [17] [18]
2023Icon Noble AwardsOn Air personality of the yearWon

Personal life

In June 2022, Simi Drey got engaged to the founder of BFree, Julian Flosbach. The couple held their traditional marriage and white wedding ceremony in May 2023 in Ibadan and Lagos State, Nigeria respectively. [19]

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