Modupe Adeyeye
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
[edit]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 was set to appear in the BBC television film Surge as Mischa.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
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