Yvonne Jegede Fawole (popularly known as Choco) was born on August 25th, 1983 in Agenebode in Etsako-East local government area of Edo state, Nigeria. She is a Nollywood actress, TV personality, model, producer and philanthropist.
Yvonne Jegede is 41 years old.
Yvonne attended primary and secondary school in Lagos, Nigeria, and went to University of Cyprus in Europe where she got a degree in International Relations. As a little child, she had an eye for stardom, she wanted to become a supermodel.
Yvonne Jegede got into Nollywood in 2004 just after she rounded off her secondary education. She was introduced to the industry by a Nollywood movie director, Charles Nova. That year she featured in a movie titled Missing Angels. She continued taking roles here and there, perfecting her skills. In 2005, she featured in 2Face Idibia’s music video for his legendary song African Queen along with Annie Macaulay, the wife of 2Face. It was then that her popularity grew exponentially.
After engaging in a couple of productions, she took a break in 2007 to commence her University education in Europe. When she had completed her tertiary studies, she returned to Nigeria in 2012 to continue with her acting career. Taking a step further from acting, Yvonne in 2015, produced her first movie titled 3 is Company. The movie starred top celebrities. Later in 2016, she made an appearance in the wedding edition of Genevieve Nnaji magazine, wearing an Agatha Moreno wedding gown. She has since then remained a relevant figure in the movie industry and has made appearances in about 150 Nollywood movies including Missing Angels, Okafor’s Law, Pot of Life, Gold Statue, Side Chic Squad, Single and Married, 10 Days in Sun City, The Silver Spoon, The Sassy One, Climax, Gone to America, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Forget Me Not, True Lies, Smiles of Sweet Love, Two Hearts That Binds Together, Strange Affection, among others. She is the brand ambassador of Mimi Productions Limited and the founder of Choco Luxury.
Yvonne is married to the son of Late Bukky Ajayi, Olakunle Abounce Fawole. She got married to him in 2017 having known him for about 14 years. They just recently had their marriage anniversary. Rumors had it that she suffered a miscarriage, but she annulled the rumor saying that it is not her portion. In December 2017, she revealed her pregnancy via an Instagram post.
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Her net worth is not available.
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