Who is Chizzy Alichi?
Chizzy Alichi is a Nigerian (Nollywood) film actress with huge social media following, especially on Instagram. Her real name is Chigozie Stephanie Alichi.
Although still popularly known as Chizzy Alichi by her fans, there is a slight change in the actress’s name since her marriage, she is now Chizzy Alichi-Mbah.
Parents
Her parents are Mr and Mrs Alichi. She is the last child of two siblings.
Chizzy Alichi lost her father in January 2024.
Tribe and hometown
Chizzy Alichi is an Asaba-based actress from Ezza Nkwubor Nike, a town in Enugu East local government area of Enugu state, a South Eastern state in Nigeria.
She currently lives in Asaba, the capital city of Delta state.
Age
Chizzy Alichi was born on December 23. However, there are varying reports of her year of birth. Some reports indicate she was born on December 23, 1983, while others claim she was born on December 23, 1993. This means she is either currently 31 years old or 41 years old and 31 or 42 years old by December 23, 2025.
Husband and children
What year did Chizzy Alichi got married?
Chizzy Alichi got married to Ugochukwu Chike-Mbah in December 2019. The couple got engaged in September 2019 and had their traditional marriage in Enugu state on December 7, 2019.
Friends, families and colleagues, including Judy Austin, Eve Esin, Iheoma Nancy, Patience Ozokwor, Pete Edochie, and Ebele Okaro graced the ceremony to support Chizzy and her husband.
Chizzy Alichi wedding photos
Children
Chizzy Alichi-Mbah delivered her first child and son, Kenechukwu which means “Thank God” on April 25, 2025, about six years after her marriage.
The actress narrated she “…prayed, cried, and gave alms”. Her baby, born prematurely at 30 weeks, spent weeks in the NICU.
Education
Chizzy Alichi-Mbah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Engineering from Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
Career
Chizzy Alichi started acting in 2010 since she gained admission into the university. Narrating her journey, Chizzy said in an interview; “My journey to stardom started like a joke. I saw an AGN banner in Enugu and I went to ask them about registration and I registered. Tht was how I landed my first role on ‘6 scenes’. A female friend informed me about the audition, so on getting there, they were almost rounding off. When I got there, the director called me and they auditioned and cast me immediately…They gave me the role principally because of my height”.
She landed a role in the movie ‘Magic Money’, thanks to her height. The actress was paid N6,000 and acted alongside Mercy Johnson and Bob-Manuel Udokwu.
Chizzy came into limelight after acting in the movie ‘Akaraoku’, a comic movie directed by Yul Edochie in 2016.
She has since featured and directed many movies over the years.
The actress became an internet sensation when she built a house for her parents.
Movies
- Magic Money – 2010
- Forgive Me Father – 2010
- Cry of a Witch – 2013
- Old soldier – 2014
- The Motherless – 2014
- Attitude – 2015
- Vanity – 2015
- Akaraoku – 2016
- Ajebo America – 2017
- Tears of Victory – 2017
- Power of Madness – 2018
- Do Good Nwakpaka – 2018
- Betrayed – 2023
- Consent – 2023
- Flat Share – 2024
- 7 Days to Get Rid of My Ex – 2024
- Control – 2025
- Aso Ebi Diaries – 2025
Awards and nominations
- (Winner: Defeated Laide Bakare) Celebrity Global Fight Concert [2024]
- (Winner) Nigeria Achievers Award – Next Rated Actress of The Year [2017]
- (Nominee) City People Entertainment Awards – Best New Actress of The Year (English) [2017]
Net worth
Although he earned N6,000 from her first movie role, Chizzy Alichi-Mbah, she has since done good for herselt careerwise especially in the Asaba-movie industry. She is presumed to earn substantial revenue from her YouTube movies with some garnering over 1 million views.
Controversy
Chidi Alichi vs. Laide Bakare
Yoruba actress, Laide Bakare, in February 2024, accused Chizzy Alichi-Mbah of intimidating her during a rehearsal. She posted on her Instagram page “I only asked her for something, and if you see the way she reacted.”
Reacting, Chizzy, claimed Laide’s post was a result of jealousy. “See jealousy. No wonder you were eyeing me on that set. I no hear everything wey u talk, make I find translator first, u dey come”.
Allegedly kicked actress Crystal Okoye out of a job
Crystal Okoye, a Nollywood actress and colleague of Alichi-Mbah, in 2021 accused her of kicking her out of a job because she didn’t post her on her birthday.
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