Adunni Ade: The Nollywood Queen Dodging your Nonsense

 

If beauty had a street in Nollywood, Adunni Ade would own the whole avenue, roundabout, and even the last bus stop. This woman fine like tomorrow’s money—mixed-race glory, accent to die for, and that kind of smile that can reset your brain. But e shock you say she’s still single at 48? Omo, calm down first. Before you start saying “God when?” or quoting motivational tweets, let’s clear the air: aunty isn’t just sitting pretty waiting for Mr. Right, nah! She’s out here building an empire, raising kings, and handling her business like the boss babe she is.

Born Adunni F. (boya Falìla abi. Lol) Adewale on June 7, 1976, she’s the child of a German-Irish mother and a Yoruba father. She spent her early years bouncing between Queens, New York and Lagos, Nigeria. She’s not just fine and posh, she sabi book too. She graduated with an accounting degree from the University of Kentucky before switching gears into modeling and eventually acting. Her journey into Nollywood started with "You or I" in 2013: an opportunity she is ever grateful to Saheed Balogun for, and since then she’s starred in over 250 films including "The Vendor", "Ratnik", "Diary of a Lagos Girl", and "Ijogbon". In 2021, she formed her own production company, Lou-Ellen Clara Company Limited, and dropped "Soólè", a box office banger that made over ₦51 million in nine weeks. Omo, na woman wey dey run things.

But with all this success, you’d think the internet would let her breathe small, abi? Lai lai. Recently, Vanguard, Instablog, and other amebo outlets started flying one gist say Adunni Ade talk say she’s lonely and regrets being single at 48. They claimed she gave them one deep interview about her regrets and feelings of emptiness. Na so dem twist her words like puff puff mix. Babe no gree o! She jumped on Instagram, denied ever talking to Vanguard and issued a 24-hour warning to take down the post or face serious legal gbas gbos. She said: “I do not appreciate the fact that you’re using my name to peddle false news & articles with no verifiable source just to generate engagement". Clear eyes dey pain dem. But wait oh, in her heart of heart, the loneliness and regret thing may not be a lie after all. Sebi no one is sha designed to live life alone?

Similarly, in 2024, after granting an interview on Channels TV, some people went for her head because of a comment she made about speaking Yoruba. Yes o, just because she no dey speak Yoruba like Iya Basira doesn’t mean she's lost touch. She explained how people rudely asked she spoke Yoruba online and in public, and while she loved the language, she no get energy for forced drama. Wahala for who no sabi boundaries. What she said, clearly, was that she preferred speaking English in professional spaces, especially since it’s Nigeria’s official language. But you know how some people on the internet dey—always ready to misinterpret anything that moves.

Meanwhile, the same woman people dey pressure about marriage is busy being the best mum to two fine boys—D’marion and Ayden. People and their choices sha! She lived the couple's life una dey live now in uni with Michael Boyd and got pregnant. A bold one you would say, hun? But her dad cut her off financially since she was ready to face life headlong. Life showed her pepper, but she stood strong, raised her son, and years later, had her second child. Today, she isn't with the boyfriend anymore, thìngs didn't work out between them. She’s proudly raising her boys as a single mum and no dey take rubbish: “No one can do better than I do when it comes to parenting my boys”. Na queen mentality be that.

So when next you see headlines shouting “Adunni Ade is lonely and single despite her beauty,” abeg block it like spam call. She’s not lonely—she’s focused. She’s not desperate—she’s in charge. This Nollywood actress is not just surviving; she’s thriving. From modeling to movie sets to producing blockbusters and slapping fake news with legal action, Adunni Ade is in a league of her own. And she’s doing it all with style, sass, and zero apologies.