“Iya Barakat Is a Combination of All My Aunties” – Bimbo Ademoye

Abimbola Aishat Ademoye is her complete name, but she is widely recognized as Bimbo Ademoye. She is highly acclaimed as one of the finest performers in the nation presently, consistently delivering exceptional performances in her appearances on screen.

In our interaction with Bimbo, we inquired about her primary focus, whether she identifies more as an actress or a comedian, considering the achievements of her recent YouTube series, ‘Sibe’ and Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion.

“It is crazy that people see what I do as comedy, but what you don’t know is that it is just me imitating the people I grew around. Every single funny character that you see me portray is somebody that I grew up watching or know. For Instance, my show on YouTube, Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion is a combination of all my aunties.”

Bimbo further broke down how the characterisation of Iya Barakat came to be:

“I have a brother who used to have a lisp, where he says ‘ES’ instead of ‘S’, so I put that in and then my aunty with the way she looks and then my hairdresser from back in Ebutte-Metta where I grew. All of these personalities put together was how Iya Barakat was created. Watching different people with different mannerisms and pronunciations is what people see as comedy, but I’m just recreating what I saw growing up as a child, and I am glad it is putting a smile on people’s faces.”