Born on August 12, 1989, Destiny Etiko is a curvy Nigerian actress who won the 2016 City People Entertainment Awards for Most Promising Actress (English).
According to Wikipedia, Etiko, also known as Drama Doll, was born in Udi, a village located precisely in Enugu State, a southeastern geographical area of Nigeria occupied predominantly by the Igbo people of Nigeria.
The glamorous and highly sorted actress had both her primary and secondary school education in Enugu State where she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate and the West African Senior School Certificate.
In bid to obtain a university degree, she relocated to Anambra State and thereafter, applied to study Theater Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University located in the State’s capital, Awka. Etiko was accepted and granted admission and eventually graduated with a degree in Theater Arts.
In an interview with a major Nigerian newspaper, the actress stated that after registering with the Actors Guild of Nigeria, she ventured into the Nigerian movie industry commonly known as Nollywood in 2011.
She described her experience then as a difficult one because she had to combine her acting career with her school requirements as she was still a student at the time. Reports had it that her father on the other hand had vehemently opposed her decision to become an actress at the initial time.
The famous Etiko’s career received prominence after she featured in a movie titled Idemili which was produced in 2012 by Ernest Obi but was not released until 2014. Her role in the movie earned her a City People Entertainment Awards nomination. Before her role in the movie titled Idemili, Etiko had appeared in other movies although did not receive prominent roles in them.
Despite her fame and fast metamorphoses to stardom, Etiko has remained in Enugu State where she was born to continue her career. She had once stated in an interview that she had been a victim of sexual harassment against women by male movie producers who are by far the majority as pertains movie productions in Nigeria.
The flamboyant Etiko is adjudged one of the most generous and selfless actresses in the Nigerian movie industry. Her goodwill towards the less privileged people has earned her so much love and affection from the masses.
She currently has a non-profit organization in her name which is aimed basically at alleviating the miserable condition of people languishing in penury and destitution. Destiny Etiko Foundation (DEF) on countless occasions have reached out to people in various localities in order to lend a helping hand in any little way.
In 2019, Etiko in 2019 gifted her mum an apartment and praised her for supporting her decision to become an actress. Sadly, in May 2020, she lost her father.
She has featured in many movies. Some of her movies are: The prince & I (2019), Heart of Love (2019), My sisters love (2019), Poor Billionaire (2019), Virgin goddess (2019), Queen of love (2019), The Sacred Cowry (2019), The Return of Ezendiala (2019), Barren Kingdom (2019), Pains of the Orphan (2019), Clap of Royalty (2019), The Hidden Sin (2019), Family Yoke (2019), King’s Word (2019), Sound of Evil (2019), My Private Part (2019), Power of Royalty (2019), Sunset of Love (2019), London Prince (2019), Woman of Power (2019), Tears of Regret (2018), Evil Seekers (2017), Fear of a Woman (2016), 3 Days to Wed (2016), The Storm (2016), Living in Poverty (2020), Hour of Victory (2020), Wrong turn (2021), etc.
She recently took to Instagram to show off her new mansion. Recall that the actress gifted herself the befitting apartment for her birthday as a way of spicing the celebration.
Taking to her Instagram story, she shared a short clip of the house’s exterior and disclosed that she has never slept there due to her busy work schedule with a caption that reads: “Haven’t slept in my house for once, work no gree me, but finally am so happy dat am gonna see u soon baby”.
Also, she was the UK Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2003 Indoor Southeastern Triple Jump Champion.
