Profile Of Kiekie
Real Name: Oluwabukunmi Oyebisi Adeaga-Ilori
D.O.B: 20th of June 1990
Occupations: TV personality, Content Creator, Fashion Stylist, Event Host ,Influencer and Actor.
Active Years: 2015 till date
Youtube: KieKieTV
Instagram:kie_kie__
Twitter: iamkiekie_
Nickname: Kiekie
Academic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, Masters degree in Marketing from the London School of business with a specialization in Internet and Digital Marketing
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Siblings: 3 Siblings, last child of three children.
Marital Status: Married.
Networth: $700, 000 U.S dollars
According to Doug Kessler Traditional marketing talks at people. Content marketing talks with them. If there is anyone who does the working of brand messaging and vision into contents without coming across as too promotional that would be KieKie.
Oluwabukunmi Oyebisi Adeaga-Ilori professionally addressed as KieKie is a 31 years old leading Nigerian TV personality, content creator,Fashion Stylist,Event Host,Influencer and Actor.
Kiekie would create content talking, dancing and even laughing. Her mastery of her game as a content creator in addition to other things like event hosting, stylist etc have earned her the nick name energy goddess from her fans.
Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori is based in Lagos, Nigeria.Her creativity and consistency made her famous in the Nigerian social media spaces with a massive following of 1.1 million followers as at the time of the publication of this article.
She was majorly known for her fashion inputs with her Fashion Shock Show on Youtube which had people tuning in weekly. But her comedy skits took her to a whole different level as she began to show the just how funny she is.
Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori; Early Life And Family
The young entrepreneur is a Yoruba Lady who hails from Oluyole in Ibadan, Oyo State. She is very proud to be an Omoluabi and she is super grateful to her parents for preserving and promoting the Yoruba art and culture to her. She loves to speak Yoruba because it constantly reminds her of her roots. One of her best food is Amala and Ewedu with Ogunfe (Goat Meat) and sometimes Fuku (Lung).She comes from the esteemed Adeaga family.
Oluwabukunmi Oyebisi Adeaga-Ilori also bears her mother’s name ‘Oyebisi’ which makes herself and her mother namesakes. She was born on the 20th of June 1990 in Ibadan city. She was also raised in the city as her parents instilled in her the fear of God, respect for elders, and the importance of hard work, diligence, and honesty while growing up.
She comes from a Christian household. She is the last child among three children. Kiekie and her siblings were raised in the same faith. As a young girl, it was Bukunmi’s dream to become a TV personality.
Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori -Academics
Oluwabukunmi Oyebisi Adeaga-Ilori completed her primary and secondary school education in top private schools in Ibadan. After which, She studied at Bowen University Osun State, and graduated from the institution with a degree in Mass Communication.
She pursued her studies further by bagging a Master’s degree in Marketing from the London School of business where she specialized in Internet and Digital Marketing although she had no idea she was going to end up as a social media influencer while she was doing this program.
While doing her masters,she also studied at the London College Of Fashion where she learnt Tailoring, Couture, and Pattern.
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Adeaga-Ilori -career
Oluwabukunmi Oyebisi Adeaga-Ilori career began in 2015 when she began working with GoldMyne Tv as the producer and host of a fashion show.
She also had a stint at ONTV where she was the presenter of the show, Style Street where she analyzed fashion trends and styles. These jobs made her popular in the entertainment industry.
As a content creator, she drops regular videos on Instagram and YouTube where she talks about life issues in a funny way. She is the brain behind KieKie Tv on YouTube. She has over 24.5k subscribers to her channel.
She is the creative director of the fashion brand Accost Collections. The brand deals mainly in female apparel such as bridal wear and ready-to-rock wear.
She is one of the biggest fashion stylists in the country and has achieved fame for always wearing fashion pieces that soon become trends. She is a pacesetter in the fashion industry.
KIekie has always been very funny right from secondary school and her University days. She grew up as a high energy child who just can not keep still. kiekie noted that her father always reminded her to channel her energy into something worthwhile. She is grateful to God that the energetic spirit has given her a source of income and relevance.
Oluwabukunmi Oyebisi Adeaga-Ilori’s significant leap into further success happened during the Covid-19 locked down. She was in deep thoughts about what to do when she decide to create skits and one particular skit about mechanic and tailor generated a lot of comments from social media. This encouraged her to do more and with time, skit makers in Nigeria noticed her talent and began to reach out to her for collaboration.
She did her first collaboration with Debo Adedayo, known by his stage name Mr Macaroni. However, she stopped right after because she felt she was more known as a TV Presenter and Event Host and would prefer to remain there.
After a while, an Instagram comedian professionally known as Oluwadolarz reached out to Kiekie through her friend for a skit collaboration. She agreed to go for the shooting and that particular skit went viral.
Oluwadolarz is one of those who gave Kiekie an oppurtunity to gather audience in skit making. Kiekie noted in an interview that there are a lot of talented people but they just do not have access to platform or opportunity.
Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori Brand Deals
As a Brand Influencer, she has worked with several brands to promote their goods and services or content. She is the brand ambassador to the real estate firm Perfection Real Estate. Her latest deal is with Hushd.ng and it was really different for her because she had her mother present in the deal signing
She has closed several other brand influencing deals with MAGGI, FIDELITY, GLO, SMIRNOFF ICE LUSH HAIR, L’OREAL POROFESSIONAL PARIS, JUMIA, MTN, FIRST BANK, OCTA FX, VBANK, TIK TOK, PEPSI, MAMADOR, CADBURY, NESCAFE, SKECHERS, ZENITH, LG, PEAK, ORAIMO, 1XBET, TECNO AND a lot of others.
Kie Kie‘s recent brand influencing deal is with Hushd.ng an organic skincare products company.
kiekie’s Marriage.
Kie Kie is not one celebrity who puts her husband on social media, she has remained resolute on keeping her marital life private. However the beautiful fashion icon Bukunmi ‘Kie Kie’ Adeaga is a married to her best friend Mr Ilori who understands her so well as well as her Job.Mr ilori is a handsome man who works in the corporate sector.
They tied the knot in January 2020.The wedding was graced by close friends and family members. She and her husband live in a nice apartment building in Lagos Island.
kiekie’s Award And Recognitions
Kie Kie,the UK-trained marketer has received quite a number of awards under her belt. To mention a few they include Maya Award, Pulse Influencer award as the ‘Most Innovative Influencer of The Year‘ on the 9th of October 2021 and the latest one which is the 100 Most Influential people of 2021.
kiekie’s Latest Nollywood feature
The Multitalented Brand influencer and fashion Icon is set to feature in an upcoming Nollywood movie which is co-starred by Veteran actors like Pete Edochie, Clarion Chukwurah , Jackie Appiah, Blossom Chukwujeku and a host of others. She made this announcement via her Instagram post. The movie “Merry Go round” will hit the cinema soon according to her.
kiekie’s networth
Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori is one of the richest and most influential fashion designer, content creator and TV host. KieKie is said to have an estimated worth of $700, 000 U.S dollars.