Emmanuella Samuel, Nigerian YouTube comedienne, has opened
up on how she manages to make skits while undergoing secondary school education
as a public figure in the country.
The 10-year-old actress recently emerged winner of the
‘Favourite African Social Media Star’ category of the 2021 Nickelodeon’s Kids’
Choice Awards after toppling other prominent personalities nominated for the
prize.
Speaking to TheCable, Emmanuella said she puts off
her status during school hours and travels only on weekends.
“I always travel on weekends or holidays, not during school
time. I don’t shoot during school periods,” she said.
Emanuella made her foray into comedy at the age of five. She
was on a family holiday when she met with Mark Angel, the comedian. He needed
some children for his comedy shoot and called a few of them he knew for the
audition.
But they couldn’t memorize their lines before he met
Emmanuella. Despite the eighteen-hour-long video shoot, a stunt he pulled to
test the endurance of the kids, Emmanuella did well and this prompted her
selection.
Angel had to convince her parents to let her become a part
of the Mark Angel Comedy team before he got their approval. She would later
become well known after the comedy skit ‘This is Not My Real Face Oh’ shot in a
school setting.
In 2018, Emmanuela was invited to the national assembly
after she got a role in a Disney film. She also won the ‘Top Subscribed
Creator’ prize of YouTube at the inaugural edition of the Sub-Saharan African
YouTube Awards.
Emmanuella was named the ‘Best New Comedienne & Princess
of Comedy’ at the Afro-Australia Music & Movie Awards (AAMMA) months after
she had bagged the G-Influence Niger Delta Special Talent Award in 2015.
She has continued to thrill her audiences with skits
centered around the everyday life of the average Nigerian.
On her Kids’ Choice Awards win, the young comedienne said:
“I’ve been so happy. I wasn’t even expecting it.”
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