Nigerian actor and producer, Funke Akindele expressed excitement over her NET Honours win on Sunday, June 20. She came top in the Most Popular Actress category at the 2021 edition of NET Honours People’s Choice Awards.
Funke Akindele has enjoyed tremendous success in the past year with her movie Omo Ghetto The Saga, which topped Nigeria box office for seven weeks. It became the highest-grossing Nollywood movie of all time in its fifth week, grossing ₦480.5 million cumulatively.
She was a strong contender for the Most Popular Actress category, nominated alongside Genevieve Nnaji, Ini Edo, Sharon Ooja and Venita Akpofure.
Reacting to the announcement of her NET Honours win, Funke shared on her Instagram page, “Na God, hard work and my fans bring this popularity!! Chai!! I’m blessed. Thank you @thenetng. Oya #Jenifans, let’s keep keeping on o!!!”
Several celebrities and industry friends wasted no time in congratulating her on her latest award.
Actress and 2021 NET Honours nominee Reginal Daniels said, “Congratulations, mama. ❤️”
Award-winning radio host, Omotunde Adebowale popularly known as Lolo 1, said, “Congratulations, tribeswoman mi.”
Superstar DJ Spinall congratulated her by acknowledging her kingly status with “👑👑👑”
Nigerian actress Abimbola Craig celebrated Funke with “🙌🙌🙌🙌”
Fans also left many congratulatory messages on her page.
Keren Kezia said, “Patiently waiting for #shemustbeobeyed and congratulations Mama! ❤️❤️❤️ So hard working and such a huge inspiration!”
Janet Marimo said, “Well deserved and congratulations, superstar.”
Data for the NET Honours awards were sourced from a comprehensive database of over eight million users who engaged with Netng, Neusroom, Orin and 234Star platforms via the websites, social media accounts, and related platforms within the period from June 2020 to May 2021.
See the complete list of winners from the NET Honours Class of 2021 here.
