Yetunde Barnabas

Yetunde Barnabas ()oñu che modèlu eyi Najeriya, oñu che igbèlè oya onu,  actress and film producer. Oñu gba ejuma ekèchèdatè eyi onobulè kigbigbèlè tule efu abuja efọdọ 2017 oñu mamudu noñu oji eyi  Miss Tourism Nigeria efọdọ 2019. Oñu chènè kamonè monyọnyọ efu uñakwu eyi Pepeiye efu Nigeria's long-running sitcom,  Papa Ajasco and Company,  manyu uña wewe efu Yoruba movie industry.

She married Nigerian footballer Peter Olayinka.

 Early life 
Yetunde Barnabas mabi efochu èkè èjọ nolu ogwègwa efọdọ, 1990, efu Ilorin, Kwara state, àmà abo akwọranyiñu  chabo Kogi State.  Barnabas oñu gbakwanè efu abuja, manyu ègba kifèdọ mèfa chekpa eyi school education at the Kings of Kings Secondary School, she attended Seriki Olopolo Production and Royal Arts Academy where she honed her acting skills.

 Career 
Yetunde Barnabas  oñu chanè  modeling career ègba  oñu registered for the Miss Olokun beauty pageant in 2013, a competition, which she went on to win. She also competed in other smaller pageants, including the Miss Live Your Dream in 2014, but it was her participation in the Most Beautiful Girl in Abuja pageant that gained her notoriety. In 2016, Barnabas registered for the 2017 Most Beautiful Girl in Abuja competition, which she won and as a result, she a national endorsement deal with Multichoice/DSTV. She was also made a brand ambassador for an Abuja-based estate management firm.

Barnabas leveraged on her newfound fame and auditioned for and was chosen for the role of Ms Pepeiye, an iconic character on one of Nigeria's longest-running television sitcoms, Papa Ajasco & Company. Since then she has featured in leading roles in several Nollywood film productions, including Erin Folami, Dagogo, Omo Iya Osun and Elegbenla, a film she featured alongside Niyi Johnson and Akin Olaiya.

Barnabas has also produced a few movie productions to her credit including the 2018 film, Omo Iya Osun, which had positive reviews.

 Awards and recognition 
Efọdọ 2019, Yetunde Barnabas mafoñu chidago eyi kiche  Most Promising Actress of the Year at the Nigerian Achiever's Awards in recognition of her various television and film roles within the year in review. Barnabas was also nominated for Model of the Year at the Scream Awards 2019 as well as Beauty Queen of the Year at the Africa Choice Awards.

Efochu èkè èjọ efọdọ 2019, Barnabas ma foñu chidago, alongside other African models by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), as part of a new beauty campaign tagged Ewatomi.

 Personal life 
Efochu èkèta efọdọ  2021 she married Nigerian football player Peter Olayinka.

 Filmography 

 Selected filmography 

2017 - date - Papa Ajasco & Company
2017 - Alaya Imarun
2017 - Ede Meji
2018 - Lisa
2018 - Queen Mi
2018 - Omo Iya Osun
2019 - Oka ori ebe
2019 - Imule Aje
2019 - Lori Titi
2019 - Olode
2019 - Omije Afoju
2019 - Knockout
2019 - Dagogo
2019 - Aiye
2019 - Elegbenla
2019 - Bayonle
2019 - Erin Folami 

 References 

 External links 

 10.      https://metronews247.co.uk/super-eagles-player-peter-olayinka-marries-gets-married-to-his-fiancee-yetunde-barnabas/  Metronews247 Media