Nancy Isime is one of the hottest names in the Nigerian entertainment scenes of late. She is an actress, a model, and a media personality whose talent has helped to rise pretty very fast in the entertainment industry.
Even though she had a difficult childhood, she has risen above that to establish herself first as a model before she transitioned to acting in the 2010s. Less than a decade later, she has evolved to many more things. She is known for her roles in films such as Disguise, Jofran, and A Trip To Jamaica among many others. Here are all the interesting facts to know about her:
Fascinating Facts About Nancy Isime
1. Nancy Isime was raised by her dad
It was on 17 December 1991 that Nancy Isime was born in Lagos State, even though her state of origin is Edo. She was also brought up in Lagos. The actress lost her mother when she was only five years old and so the responsibility of raising her remained solely with her father. He has three other siblings.
She had her primary education in Lagos. It was also there that she had her junior secondary education before she moved to Edo where she had her senior secondary education in Benin. After she was done, she proceeded to Rivers state where she attended the University of Port Harcourt on a short course. Next, she returned to Lagos where she attended the University of Lagos where she had a diploma in Social Work.
2. The beauty attempted suicide as a child
Growing up without a mother was s difficult thing for Nancy. Because of this and the many challenges that came her way as a little child, Isime once tried taking her own life when she was little. Fortunately, she did not succeed. She revealed that the attempt was the first and only time that she tried killing herself.
She was forced to mature too fast and by the time she was 17, she was already working.
3. She once worked as an usher at events
Although it is as an actress that Nancy Isime will come to make a name for herself, before delving into that, she was first a model and has worked with many big names including House of Marie, Zizi Cardow, Lanre Da Silva, Modela, MTN, Shakara Coutoure, Konga Online, Ade Bakare, Fidelity Bank, and Adebayo Jones among others.
Before her career as a model, Nancy Isime revealed that she once worked as an usher at events to help make ends meet. More so, she was also trying to raise money to leave Nigeria and make a life for herself somewhere else.
4. Nancy Isime has more than 30 films to her name
The journey of Isime to acting was not something she planned. It was when she went for a modeling audition that one of the directors walked up to her and advised that she considered acting because she looked good on camera. That was her beginning as an actress.
She started her acting career in 2011 when she appeared in the TV series Echoes. Since then, she has appeared in close to forty TV shows and films including the following:
- Hex (2015)
- Tales of Eve (2015)
- On the Real (2016)
- A Trip to Jamaica (2016)
- Hire a Man (2017)
- Finding C.H.R.I.S (2017)
- The Surrogate (2017)
- Treachery (2017)
- Kanyamata
- Tempted
- Guilty
- A Better Family (2018)
- Liars and Pretenders (2018)
- My Name is Ivy (2018)
- Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons (2018)
- Don’t get mad get even (2019)
- Hire a Woman (2019)
- Another Angle (2019)
- Merry Men 2 (2019)
- Living in Bondage: Breaking Free (2019)
- Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards (2020)
- Creepy Lives Here (2021)
- The Razz Guy (2021)
5. She is one of the biggest TV hosts in Nigeria
More than modeling and acting, Nancy Isime has become a big name in TV and event hosting in Nigeria. She is known for shows including HipTV’s Trending. She is also the creator, producer, and host of her own show, The Nancy Isime Show which airs on AIT, HIPTV, Africa Magic Urban, and Africa Magic Family.
She hosted many events including Global Citizens Live together with Big Brother Nigeria’s Ebuka and Miss Heritage Global with South Africa’s Pearl Thusi. Nancy Isime is also the first host of The Voice Nigeria.
6. The model is currently single
A very beautiful woman that many would not mind dating, Nancy Isime seems to be more interested in her career than in relationships. She recently revealed that she is still single, without giving details on whether or not she is interested in relationships any time soon.
7. Nancy Isime is blessed with a good height
Accompanying her brains and talent, Isime has a great body. She stands at 5 feet 11 inches tall, which makes her a very tall woman.
8. The actress has numerous awards for her hard work
Crowned Miss Valentine International in 2009, Isime also emerged as the first runner-up at the Miss Telecoms Nigeria beauty contest. More than that, she has won several awards in her acting and hosting careers. Some of her most important awards thus far include the following:
- Best VJ of the Year – City People Entertainment Awards (2016)
- Best On-Air Personality (Visual) – The Future Awards (2017)
- Most Promising Actress – City People Movie Awards (2018)
- Best Kiss In a Movie – Best Of Nollywood Awards (2019)
9. She is a rich woman
Within a very short time in the Nigerian entertainment scene, Nancy Isime has been able to make her way to the top. It is thanks to this that she is now considered to be one of the most successful and richest actresses in Nollywood. She has a net worth that is estimated at $1.5 million dollars.
She made her fortune from her career as a model, as well as acting, and also through the many endorsements deals she has continued to enjoy.
10. Nancy is one of the most marketable female entertainers in Nigeria
Ahead of many others in the industry, Isime is considered to be one of the most marketable entertainers in Nigeria. She is an ambassador for many brands in the country. Some of the most important endorsement deals she has had to her name include the following:
- Laplandia vodka
- Pepsi
- Beauty By Tamar
- Fashiongasm
- Slim Deliciously WeightLoss
- Emuut
- F&D Nigeria
- Malta Guinness
