Glamsquad Magazine October 2022

FEATURE
Meet
Temi Otedola,
The Nigerian
Actress Exploring
New Creative
Frontiers
Ameena Daayo & Nelson C. J.
Temi Otedola is an early
riser. The 26-year-old
Nigerian style plate,
fashion influencer,
YouTuber, and, most recently,
actor, typically begins her day
at 6 AM. If she’s in London,
she’ll take a walk around her
neighborhood. When in Lagos,
her second home, she goes
for a spin class at Victoria
Island, an upper-class area in
the city, to boost her energy.
Her days often unfold
by following this kind of
established pattern. “I’m super,
super, super routined,” she
admits during a recent Zoom
interview from her home in
London. There’s breakfast,
then meetings with her team;
lunch also happens at a very
specific time. Afternoons are
typically devoted to content
creation and reviewing brand
contracts. Since her latest
venture into acting—starring in
the Netflix Original Citation and
2022 crime-drama, The Man For
The Job—there are now scripts
to consider, auditions, and
Zoom meetings with directors to
attend.
“I feel calm when I’m on top
of everything,” says Otedola,
her voice chirpy and bright,
accented with the cosmopolitan
nature of someone who calls
different parts of the world
home. Otedola has just returned
from a holiday trip with her
fiancé, Afrobeats artist Mr Eazi, in
Spain. She landed in the UK over
a week ago, where she intends
to spend the rest of the year
before flying back to Nigeria
in early 2023. After logging off
from work completely during
her vacation, it’s safe to say
Otedola’s got more than a few
things to juggle at the moment.
In the landscape of Nigerian
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