“Iya Barakat Is a Combination of All My Aunties”: Bimbo Ademoye Talks About Her Comedy

• Nollywood actress Bimbo Ademoye recently shared her thoughts about being seen more as a comedian than an actor during a conversation with Legit.ng
• Bimbo also disclosed how she came up with the concept of her popular YouTube show Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion
• The actress credited the comic characters she portrays to the people she grew up with

Abimbola Aishat Ademoye is her full name, but she is better known by many as Bimbo Ademoye.

She is regarded as one of the best actresses in the country at the moment and hasn't failed to deliver whenever she goes on the screen.

Legit.ng's Oke-Hortons Nosa recently spoke with Bimbo about her big win at the AMVCA, where she was crowned the best actress in a comedy film.

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During our session with Bimbo, we asked her if she was more of an actress or a comedian because of the successes of her recent YouTube shows, 'Sibe' and Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion.

I won't say I'm a comedian or skit maker - Bimbo Ademoye

The curvy actress responded to the question by saying that what most people see that gives them the impression that she is a comic is her channelling what she saw growing up around some of her aunties.

Her words:

"It is crazy that people see what I do as comedy, but what you don't know is that it is just me imitating the people I grew around.

"Every single funny character that you see me portray is somebody that I grew up watching or know. For Instance, my show on YouTube, Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion is a combination of all my aunties."

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Bimbo further broke down how the characterisation of Iya Barakat came to be:

"I have a brother who used to have a lisp, where he says 'ES' instead of 'S', so I put that in and then my aunty with the way she looks and then my hairdresser from back in Ebutte-Metta where I grew. All of these personalities put together was how Iya Barakat was created.

"Watching different people with different mannerisms and pronunciations is what people see as comedy, but I'm just recreating what I saw growing up as a child, and I am glad it is putting a smile on people's faces."

My aunty always said I would end up acting - Bimbo

Bimbo also revealed how her aunties had always told her she would become an actress.

"I have always imitated people right from when I was young, and whenever I put on those shows back, my aunties would always note that I would end up being an actress. And I think going into acting helped hone my skills better."

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Bimbo Ademoye gushes as little girls mimic Iya Barakat, pics trend

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Nigerian actress Bimbo Ademoye stirred attention online with cute photos of some girls she posted on her social media page.

The photos were of some little girls trying to emulate her weird fashion choices, makeup and other idiosyncracies from her popular YouTube show, Iya Barakat Teropii Secxxion.

Bimbo Ademoye shared on her page how seeing the little girls trying to look like her made her feel quite happy and adorable.

Source: Legit.ng