The celebrity child comedian Emmanuella is known for her appearances on comedy videos on Mark Angel’s Youtube channel. The 12-year-old protege first appeared in Mark Angel’s skits when she was just 5 and gained a national and international audience after the comedy skit “This is not my real face” went viral. Emmanuella was born on 22nd July 2010 and is 12 years old.

Family and Educatiion

Emmanuella, born Emmanuella Samuel, was born in Port Harcourt city to Mr. James and Mrs. Cynthia Samuel, who both hail from Imo state. There is some confusion about her relationship with Mark Angel, who introduced her to comedy; most sources say that he is her uncle, while others claim that they are not related but only play uncle and niece in the comedy skits.

What Class is Emmanuella?

Emmanuella is currently in JSS2 class and will soon be going to JSS3 at Brighton Gate Academy school in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

Career

Sources claim she met Mark Angel during a family holiday, at which period Mark was searching for some kids to feature in a youtube comedy video.

Mark had contacted some kids he knew for the job, but none could get the lines and act to his taste. He then resorted to Emmanuella, who was just 5 years old, and she played the role effortlessly.

After the audition, Mark Angel asked her parents for their consent to add Emmanuella as part of the Mark Angel crew, which they accepted. That was the beginning of Emmanuella’s journey into the world of comedy.

Emmanuella first appeared on the mark angel youtube channel in 2015 with the episode title “Who Mess.” After her debut on the mark angel channel, she featured in many other subsequent videos before her break-out video “my real face” was released.

The video gained millions of views in a few hours and was the talk of the Nigerian social media space.

The video also attracted international attention and was posted on CNN’s Facebook page.

This international attention led to Emmanuella being honored with many awards and recognitions.

On November 19, 2016, Emmanuella and Mark Angel performed at the 2016 edition of Afrikafest UK, which took place in the copper box arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Longwell, United kingdom.

The duo performed alongside African legends like Eddie Kadi and Yvonne Chaka Chaka.

She also featured in “Survive or die,” an Australian movie.

During the covid-19 lockdown in 2020, Emmanuella appeared on a skit on Ofego’s youtube channel “Lockdown” alongside actress Regina Daniels and fellow comedian Success. She also appeared in films such as “My uncle has HIV,” “Witch birth,” “April fool,” ”School protest” and others.

She featured vocals on a song by Makayla Malaka titled “Yes O,” which also featured Temilayo Abodunrin, the saxophonist.

Awards and nominations

In 2016, Emmanuella landed a role in a Disney movie. The comedian made this announcement on her Instagram page, expressing her gratitude for the opportunity. This prompted an invitation to the national assembly in Abuja by the Senate President Bukola Saraki in 2018.

The Senate Present was very impressed by the feats achieved by the young child and wanted to appreciate and commend her in person.

During her career, Emmanuella has bagged numerous awards to her name. These include the 2015 G-Influence Niger Delta Special Talent Award, the Top Subscribed Creator from YouTube at the inaugural edition of the Sub-Saharan African YouTube Awards,

The best new comedienne and the princess of comedy awards both at the Afro-Australia Music & Movie Awards (AAMMA). She also won the princess of comedy award at the same award ceremony. In 2016, CNN hosted her for an interview. In 2018, she was nominated for the award of favorite African stars at Nickelodeon’s kids’ choice awards. She also won the favorite African Social star in the 2021 season of the award mentioned above.

Source of Income 

Her main income source is the proceeds from Mark Angel’s youtube channel, which has up to 5 million subscribers.

Outside of youtube proceeds, Emmanuella also makes a lot of money by posting on social media as she is a social media influencer. She has also signed many endorsement deals with high-class companies home and abroad.

Fresh Yo Yogurt, Loya milk, MTN,  slim tea, Mouka Foam, Indomie Noodles, and Dabo toothpaste are brands which Emmanuella is affiliated with as a brand ambassador.

Emmanuella also performs in comedy shows and is paid as much as other A-list comedians to do stand-up comedy.

All these are sources of income that sum up her net worth.

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