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<\/a><\/p>\nBimbo has said time and again that she is not in need of a husband. She has publicly declared that she is single and not searching. The 53-year-old yoruba actress was born in Ibadan, the hub of Nigeria\u2019s film industry in the Golden Age of Nigerian
\nCinema, as the daughter of a Muslim cleric and an Edo mother. Bimbo studied Theatre Arts, graduating with a BA. Her acting career began while she was still a\u00a0 student of UI. She would travel down to Lagos to perform at Divine on Allen Avenue alongside people like Jaiye Aboderin.<\/p>\n
Her career officially kickstarted in 1995 when she received her first professional role on the set of the Nollywood movie, Owo Blow<\/em>, where she shared the screen with the likes of Femi Adebayo. Her big break to the limelight came with her appearance in the film entitled Out of Bounds<\/em> alongside Richard Mofe Damijo, popularly known as RMD. Today, the story of Nollywood won’t be complete without the mention of her name.<\/p>\nWhile Out of Bounds<\/i> gained Bimbo her first award nomination in 1997, one of the most recent awards she has so far received would be the Best Actress Award which she receive at the 6th edition of AFIFF Globe, for her portrayal of late Dr Stella Adadevoh in 93 Days<\/em> (a movie centred on the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria).<\/p>\nOutside her career, Bimbo’s private life has generated lots of talks with many alleging that she is married and with a child. Well, for the record, Bimbo was once married but her marriage with the unknown man lasted only a few months before they separated in 2014. Bimbo is no longer married again and she does not have a child with her ex-husband. However, she has dated a couple of men, and they include Dede Mabiaku, Yemi Blaq, Jie Alabi. Abounce Fawole.<\/p>\n