Popular Nigerian comedian, Emmanuella is a fast-rising kid who kicked off her comedy career from a very young age. She worked with Mark Angel in 2015 as a five-year-old kid. And she has recorded so many successes over her few years as a YouTuber. But then, you may have known Emmanuella, but there are 17 real facts about Emmanuella you don’t know.
1. Emmanuella’s full name is Emmanuel Samuel. She made her first appearance on Mark Angel’s YouTube channel on episode 34 titled “Who Mess?”
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2. Emmanuella is very creative, gifted, and intelligent that she can conveniently interpret her roles perfectly while also delivering her lines in a very hilarious way that makes viewers think she might be mature than she really is.
3. Emmanuella is a native of South Eastern Nigeria. She was born on 22nd July, 2010 in River State. She hails from Imo state.
4. Emmanuella is a niece to her YouTuber boss, Mark Angel. But then, various sources define their relationship in different ways. Some claim that she is a cousin to Mark Angel. But a more accurate finding reveals that she is Mark Angel’s niece.
5. Emmanuella became a spotlight after she was featured on the YouTube skit, “This is Not My real Face oh”. The smart girl displayed enviable skills and a brilliant performance in the film.
6. One of the enviable facts about Emmanuella is that the comedienne earned multiple awards including the G Influence Niger Delta Special Talent Award in 2015 and the best Comic Actress of the Entertainment Award in the same year.
7. She raked in awards in Australia in October 2016. At the Afro-Australia Music and Music Awards, she earned the Princess of Comedy and the most Prominent Kid Comedienne.
8. In November 2016, Emmanuella featured on CNN. She was a guest for an interactive session where she detailed on her life and future plans.
9. Still in 2016, she received an award for Top Subscribed Creator from YouTube at the Sub-Saharan African YouTube Awards inaugural edition.
10. Emmanuella currently schools in Port Harcourt, at Brighton Gate Academy. She currently combines her professional career with her academics.
11. Comedienne Emmanuel is presently regarded as one of the most influential and the most popular Nigerian kid-star around the globe.
12. The kid-star made tremendous contributions to the success of the YouTube channel, Mark Angel Comedy. Through her contributions, the platform became the first Nigerian channel on YouTube to hit one million subscribers.
13. Another interesting fact about Emmanuella is that she delved into the comedy scene as a five-year old girl. While out on a family holiday, she struck a deal with Mark Angel who was looking out for kids to star in a comedy shoot at the time. Mark Angel had auditioned some kids but they fell short of the requirements as many of them couldn’t master their lines. Emmanuella however stood out in the test, and despite the long video shoot (about eighteen hours), she became the YouTuber’s favorite.
14. Mark Angel faced a bit of a challenge of getting Emmanuella’s parents to release her for the comedy project. But then, he was lucky to get their approval. She made her debut in “Who Mess?” But started getting much attention on “This is not my real face oh!”. The episode involved her making jokes about a teacher to her fellow pupil, not knowing that the pupil she was gossiping with was the child to the teacher in question. The short skit had a spot on CNN Facebook’s page.
15. Emmanuella got a role in a Disney film – a feat which exceeded the attainment of any Nigerian child. And that triggered her invitation to the National Assembly in 2018 by the then Senate President of Nigeria.
16. Emmanuella is currently estimated to be worth between 80 to 100 million Naira. She earned massively from her acting roles, brand endorsements, and social media pages among others. She is a brand ambassador for Loyal Milk, Indomie, Slim Tea, and several others.
17. A final facts about Emmanuella on the entries is that she has over a million followers on Facebook page and Instagram handles respectively.
