Popular Nollywood actress and producer, Destiny Etiko has taken to social media to reveal that a large percentage of her fans are children.
She made this revelation in response to a video of a little girl who insisted on meeting her in person instead of receiving birthday gifts.
According to the girl’s mother, for over a year, her daughter has been expressing a keen interest in meeting Destiny Etiko, whom she affectionately calls her “second mummy”. She said her daughter talks about the talented actress everywhere, and even mentions her at school.
Recently, when her uncle offered to buy a birthday gift for her at a shopping mall, the girl refused the gift, and expressed her desire to meet Destiny Etiko instead.
Touched by the heartwarming video, the curvaceous thespian reposted it on her Instagram page and promised to meet the little girl soon.
She captioned the post, “Am surely gonna have a lot of kids cos 60 percent of my fans are children 👧 ❤️❤️✨ @princesscandice11
Will surely see u soon my baby ❤️
Love u more 😍”
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A while back, Destiny Etiko urge her colleagues in the Yoruba film industry and their fans to speak English when addressing the general public.
The actress, who is of Igbo origin, made the statement in a video circulating social media about many of her colleagues who only use their local tongue for conversation, leading to substantial communication barriers. Read here