Modupe Adeyeye | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 July 1992
London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Television |
EastEnders EastEnders: E20 Hollyoaks |
Modupe Adeyeye ⓘ (born 29 July 1992) [1] is an English actress and model, known for her roles as Faith Olubunmi in EastEnders and EastEnders: E20 and Blessing Chambers in Hollyoaks. [2]
Early life and career
Born and raised in London, her name "Modupe" means "I praise or thank God" in Yoruba. [3] [4] She has appeared in the drama series Our Girl and My Murder, as well as Doctors. [5] She later appeared in the 2014 film Honeytrap, alongside former E20 co-star Tosin Cole. [5]
On 21 February 2014, Adeyeye joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Blessing Chambers, and her character was later revealed to be transgender. [6] [7] [8] Blessing began a relationship with Dennis Savage ( Joe Tracini), and later found herself competing with Dennis' deceased wife Leanne Holiday (Jessica Forrest), being brutally attacked by evil rapist Finn O'Connor (Keith Rice) and she began self-harming when her family disowned her for being transgender. [9] Her last appearance aired on 21 November 2014. [5] In 2020, Adeyeye is set to appear in the BBC television film Surge as Mischa. [5]
References
- ^ Adeyeye, Modupe [@MODUPEADEYEYE] (29 July 2013). "I. C V N T. B E L I E V E. I M. 2 1 S O. G R V T E F V L H V P P Y B I R T H D V Y 2 M E 🙏🙌💃👆👇👉✌👊👆👀🎊🎉🎋🎁🎋🎉🎉🎉🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉" ( Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Tina Campbell (18 February 2014). "Hollyoaks: meet new character Blessing Chamber, played by Modupe Adeyeye". Metro. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Nigerian Names and Meanings: Modupe". Online Nigeria. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Modupe Meaning of Modupe in Nigerian.name". Nigerian Name.
- ^ a b c d "Modupe Adeyeye". Sainou. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Deen, Sarah (25 April 2014). "Hollyoaks' Blessing Chambers to reveal she used to be a man called Tyson". Metro. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "New character alert - Blessing Chambers". Channel 4. ( Channel Four Television Corporation). Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (5 February 2014). "Hollyoaks unveils new character Blessing Chamber". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Blessing Chambers". Channel 4. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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- 1992 births
- English television actresses
- English female models
- English soap opera actresses
- Living people
- English people of Yoruba descent
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Black British actresses
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