Lota Chukwu Biography :5 Should Know About The Nigerian Actress
Lota Chukwu is one of the young Nigerian actresses whom we have come to love within such a short time of starting her career.
She has proven that there is more to her than a pretty face and a charming smile.
In 2014, she featured in the hit TV series, ‘Jenifa’s Diary’ playing the character ‘Kiki’, a name many of us now call her by. Since then, Lota’s face is one we have become familiar with and even now ascribe to a young Nigerian woman doing well for herself.
Further proving that she is not resting on her oars, the screen star launched her own food show ‘Lota Takes’ on the 29th of November this year the same day as her 28th birthday.
Mami water 🥰
10 May, 2019. pic.twitter.com/YSJ9pwfDL1— Lota Chukwu Elixir (@TheLotaChukwu) May 10, 2020
While we know that there are many sides to this young lady who describes herself as ‘weird’, here are 5 things you probably still don’t know about her
1. Lota Chukwu is the last of four kids; Lota was born on November 29, 1989. She is her parent’s last child and she grew up with her three siblings in Benin city, Edo State.
2. Lota has a degree from the University of Benin; She has a degree in Agricultural Economics and Extension Services from this institution.
3. Lota named herself ‘Elixir’; Although her full name is Ugwu Lotachukwu Jacinta Obianuju Amelia, Lota christened herself Elixir because she is a a big fan of mythologies.
4. The greatest human influence in her life is her mum; Lota say her mum is the greatest human influence in her life. According to “my mum is the greatest human influence in my life. And she’s nothing like Prof. Dora Akunyili or the likes, she’s just her and that’s all I want to be. She taught me consciously and unconsciously just about every way I live my life.
5 . Lota loves to cook and she has her own cooking show; In 2017 she announced the take off of her food show “Lota Takes”, a cooking and lifestyle show which shows Lota in her elements as a food and nature lover.The show has featured several Nigerian celebrities including Adekunle Gold, Tosin Ajibade, Aramide (musician),MC Galaxy.