Mercy Eke

Mercy Eke
Eke speaking with Wazobia Max TV in 2019
Born	(1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 34)[1] Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Education	Imo State University
Occupations	Media personality actress video vixen businesswoman
Years active	2019–present
Television	Big Brother Naija
Awards	AMVCA 2020

Mercy Eke // ^ⓘ (born 29 September 1990), is a Nigerian media personality, actress, video vixen and entrepreneur from Imo State. She won season 4 of Big Brother Naija in October 2019, becoming the first woman to win the reality show.[2][3] She is the founder of MNM luxury.

On 14 March 2020, Eke received the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for Best Dressed Female.[4]

Early life

Eke is from Imo State, Nigeria. She attended Egbu Girls Secondary School in Owerri, and graduated from Imo State University in 2014. Eke appeared as a vixen in the music video for Davido and Ichaba's single "Baby Mama".[5] She also appeared in the music video for Airboy's song "Nawo Nawo".[6] Eke auditioned for Big Brother Naija four times before becoming a contestant.[7]

Career

Eke entered the Big Brother Naija house on 30 June 2019. She was announced as the winner in October 2019, becoming the first woman to win the show .[8]

After winning season 4 of Big Brother Naija, Eke became an ambassador and influencer for various organizations. In 2020, she made her acting debut in the Nollywood film Fate of Alakada.[9] Eke has also appeared in short comedy skits alongside a few Nigerian comedians.[10][11] She joined Big Brother Naija All Stars, July 2023[12] where she emerged as the first runner up.[13]

Business deals

Eke has signed endorsement deals and become a brand ambassador for multiple brands, including Ciroc and Mr.Taxi.[14][15] She also launched her own clothing line MNM Luxury.[16]

Filmography

Television

Year	Reality Show	Role	Notes
2019	Big Brother Naija Season 4	Herself/ Contestant	Reality show/ Game show
2020	Fate of Alakada[17]	Herself	Film
2023	Big Brother Naija All Stars Season 8	Herself/ Contestant	Reality Show/ Game Show

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2017	"Baby Mama"	Ichaba featuring Davido	[18]
2017	"Nawo Nawo Song"	Airboy	[19]
2019	"Ije Ego"	MC Galaxy	[20]
2020	"Take It"	Rudeboy	[21]

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Category	Result	Ref
2019	Scream Awards	Celebrity Sensation of the year	Won	[22]
2020	AMVCA	Best Dressed female	Won	[23]
	Net Honours	Most Popular Couple	Won	[24]
2021		Most Popular Person	Nominated	[25]

References

1. Sare, Watimagbo (2022). "Mercy Eke's True Age Revealed via her VIN". Legit.ng. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
2. "Mercy breaks the jinx, wins BBNaija grand finale". Punch Newspapers. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
3. "Mercy Eke Bbnaija Biography". BBN. 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
4. "BBNaija Pepper dem stars, Mercy Eke and Mike Edwards, win Best Dressed Award at 7th AMVCAs". 15 March 2020.
5. Odutuyo, Adeyinka (5 August 2019). "BBNaija's Mercy sighted as a video vixen alongside Davido and Ichaba". Legit.ng - Nigeria news.
6. "'Nawo nawo' [Video]". 6 April 2017.
7. "StackPath". leadership.ng. 20 October 2019.
8. "Mercy Eke Makes History, Emerges First Female to Win Big Brother Naija". 6 October 2019.
9. "Mercy Eke makes Nollywood debut in "Fate Of Alakada" - P.M. News". www.pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
10. "Find Out Why #BBNaija's Mercy Slapped Broda Shaggi in this Hilarious Video | Watch". 15 January 2020.
11. "BBNaija's Mercy Eke slapped Broda Shaggi in 'silent war'". 18 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
12. Adeyemi, Ameedat (23 July 2023). "Mercy, WhiteMoney, Seyi others unveiled as housemates for BBNaija 'All-stars' edition". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
13. Simon, Justina (1 October 2023). "BREAKING: Ilebaye Wins N120m BBNaija Grand Prize, Mercy Eke Emerges First Runner Up". The Whistler. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
14. Oladimeji (1 November 2019). "BBNaija: Mercy signs new endorsement deal with Mr Taxi | 36NG". Retrieved 20 March 2020.
15. Yaakugh, Caroline (22 November 2019). "Just like Tacha, Mercy signs partnership deal with same popular liquor brand". www.legit.ng. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
16. Oladimeji (21 December 2019). "Mercy Eke Launches Clothing Line 'MNM Luxury'". 36ng.
17. "BBNaija's Mercy Eke makes acting debut in Toyin Abraham's 'Fate of Alakada'". 24 January 2020.
18. "Ichaba ft Davido - Baby Mama [Official Video] | FreeMe TV" – via www.youtube.com.
19. "Airboy - Nawo Nawo (Official Video)" – via www.youtube.com.
20. "BBNaija's Mercy and Ike Star in MC Galaxy's 'Ije Ego' Video". 2 January 2020.
21. "Cryptic Messages Between Mercy Eke & Paul Okoye 'Rudeboy' On Instagram Sparks Secret Dating Rumors (Photos)". 6 February 2020.
22. "Scream Awards: Mercy Bags 'Celebrity Sensation of the year' Award". Women Africa. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
23. "#2020 AMVCA: Funke Akindele, Ramsey Nouah win big (FULL LIST OF WINNERS) | Premium Times Nigeria". 14 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
24. Correspondent, Local (3 August 2020). "BBNaija 2020: Mercy and Ike win Most Popular Couple in the NET 2020 Award". ABTC. Retrieved 5 October 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
25. "Net Honours - The Class of 2021". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

External links

• Mercy Eke Twitter page