Simi Drey

Nigerian actress and TV presenter
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Simileoluwa Audrey Adejumo popularly known as Simi Drey is a British-Nigerian actress, TV presenter and host. In 2019, she won the Future Awards Africa for Best OAP (TV/Radio). In 2016, she starred in the Nollywood TV series Tinsel, playing the role of Amanda.

Adejumo had the passion for broadcasting ever since she was a child. While in the university, she founded and worked as an editor for the student magazine, GMag. In 2011, while still in university, her career officially started when she got her first job at a radio station in Wales called Calon FM. In July that same year, she traveled to Nigeria and served as an intern at a television station HiTV, Lagos State. After the completion of her internship, she decided to relocate to Nigeria and continue her career there. Upon gaining her university degree in 2013, she relocated fully to Nigeria. After her NYSC, she worked with Cool TV for two years as the host of The Late Night Show, before joining Spice TV and hosting their flagship show, Bargain Hunters in 2016.

That same year, she starred in the Nollywood series The Governor, playing the role of Ify Ochello. She then went on to feature in the Nollywood's longest running TV series Tinsel. While on the set of Tinsel, she was accounted and cast for the role of Amanda in the film Happy Father's Day (2016) and its sequel Another Father's Day (2019).

In December 2016, she joined The Beat 99.9 FM where she hosted the Saturday and Sunday Morning show for three years before being moved to the weekday Morning Rush show which she co-hosted with Osikhena Dirisu. While at Beat FM, in collaboration with MTV Base, she was chosen to cover the MTV EMAs in Seville, Spain in December 2019.

In 2019, she returned to television and became a presenter for 53 Extra (formerly Studio 53) on Africa Magic until its final episode in 2020, after which she became the host of the show Movie Talk on African Movie Channels.

CountryUnited Kingdom
Current CityLondon
LanguageYoruba
Hair ColorBlack Hair
Eye ColorBlack