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10 things you may not know about Frederick Leonard and Peggy Ovire

Peggy Ovire and Nollywood actor and “Grey” co-star Frederick Leonard, are engaged. Leonard chose to propose to the gorgeous lady on her birthday.

Here are ten things you may not know about these charming lover birds:

Peggy Ovire

  1. Her full name is Peggy Ovire Enoho.
  2. She was born on October 21 1985. Peggy is 37 years old as of 2022.
  3. Peggy is an award-winning Nigerian actress, model, movie producer, entrepreneur and the CEO/Founder of the Peggy World Clothing Line.
  4. Ovire had her elementary education at Itire Nursery and Primary School in Surulere and her secondary education at AUD Secondary School, Surulere, Lagos State. She then proceeded to Ambrose Alli University, where she obtained a Bachelor’s degree i.n Banking and Finance.
  5. Before going full-time into acting, Ovire was a model.
  6. She participated in and won the Most Beautiful Girl On Campus ( DELSU) pageant in 2003 while at the University.
  7. She also won the Miss Tourism Delta State and Miss Galaxy International Nigeria 20O7.
  8. In another contest, she was second runner-up at the Most Beautiful Girl pageant in Nigeria in 2005.
  9. Peggy is engaged to fellow Nollywood star Frederick Leonard, and they are slated to marry in November 2022.
  10. In 2020, Peggy was caught in a controversy about her post on Igbo men being unromantic.

Frederick Leonard

  1. His full name is Frederick Nnaemeka Leonard.
  2. He was born on May 1, 1980.
  3. Frederick Leonard had his elementary education at St. Peters Anglican Primary School in Ikeja, Lagos state, before heading to Oregun High school for his secondary school education and then to Kaduna state Polytechnic where he studied Biochemistry for his tertiary education.
  4. Frederick started as a model before he drifted into acting in 2001.
  5. He rose to prominence with his role in the hit TV movie series “Disclosure” in 2009.
  6. Some of the movies he has featured in include Grey and Void, amongst other
  7. Frederick Leonard is the CEO of Cineworx Entertainment, a filmmaker in Nollywood. 
  8. Frederick is engaged to Peggy Ovire and their marriage is slated to hold in November 2022.
  9. Frederick’s marital life and sexual orientation have been a huge debate among movie lovers. However, he has denied any involvement in being a homosexual.
  10. Through the years, he has been rumoured to be entangled with several women, such as Cutie Juls, Peggy Ovire, Kay Samuels, Chioma Akpotha and Lota Chukwu.

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