From Househelp to On-Screen: The Journey of Ayandotun Emmanuel

Actress Ayandotun Emmanuel, better known by her stage as Ayoka Olegede, has talked candidly about her early hardships prior to being famous, stating that she started out as a housekeeper.

Ayandotun discussed her struggles and how perseverance drove her to follow her acting love in an interview on YouTube’s Behind the Fame: African A-List.

“There’s nothing these eyes haven’t seen before. Anyone who wants to have a story must pass through some challenges, where I was doing househelp, I saw our father Ogunde’s advert, so I went to him. I said I wanted to do stage play. No one took me there. He lived at Alagomeji, Noble Street, number three and ten. I went there, met his wife, mummy Toyin – rest in peace – I explained everything to her and I began to live there,” she said.

She went on to describe how her persistence opened doors in the film industry.

“Some people joined later, but I was the head of all females then. So we started gradually. When I lived there, I did ‘Aiye’ and ‘Jayesimi.’ Above all, we should thank God for today. We have stories to tell. It’s you people that made it possible – my fans. I pray you’ll never beg.”

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