Who Is Emmanuella?
Here Are Some Few Facts About Emmanuella
Emmanuella is a young Nigerian YouTube comedian who started her career at age 5.
Emmanuella was born on July 22, 2010, in Port Harcourt and is currently 10 years old.
The young comedian rose to fame in Mark Angel’s comedy video titled, This is not my real face Oh!.
In 2015, Emmanuella won the City people award and Nigerian entertainment award for Best comic actress.
Emmanuella has an estimated net worth of $200,000 which she earned through her comic videos.
Her full name is Emmaunella Samuel, born to James Samuel and Cynthia Samuel. Her state of origin is Imo State, but she resides in Port Harcourt with her family. She was born on July 22nd, 2010, which means she will just be 11 years old this 2021!
While we have no public record of her personal house, sometime in November 2020, she built a house for her mum worth millions of naira. Emmanuella took to her Instagram page to announce the gift she built her mum:
“I build dis for u mom. For all di prayers, all di encouragement, and support. Mummy, I know you say u want a portable house, and this it. But forgive me because I must complete ur mansion for you next year”
This post garnered cheerful sensations on Instagram, even famous celebrities have their comments. Akpororo wrote in the comment section “God bless you, little princess “. while musician Sound sultan said ‘ Soooo proud of you”. Helen Paul gave her congratulations with plenty of love emojis.
As soon as it became public knowledge that Emmaunella would feature in a Disney movie, in addition to the cheers amongst the Nigerian populace, the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, also congratulated her and said she was a large inspiration to other talented young children. Nigerian awards Emmanuella has won include; NEA award, Niger Delta Special talent award, and City People Awards. In 2016, Emanuella won the award for Top Subscribed Creator from YouTube at the inaugural edition of the Sub-Saharan African YouTube Awards. In 2018, she was nominated alongside Davido, for Nickelodeon 2018 Kid’s Choice Awards, under the category of Favorite African Stars, and in 2021, she won the Nickelodeon Kids‘ Choice Award for Favorite African Social Star.
As fate would have it, a time came when Mark Angel needed kids to perform in one of his skits. During the audition for the best kid to use, he found out most of the kids present didn’t possess the wits and Intelligence he needed, as the were constantly forgetting their lines. When he invited Emmanuella to take her turn in performing, she stole the spotlight from the other kids as she seamlessly performed her role with glee and didn’t forget her lines. During an eighteen hour long video shoot, Mark Angel noticed Emmanuella was resilient, she was able to perform well despite the stress involved during the long video process.
Mark then convinced her parents to permit her to become one of the members of Mark Angel’s Comedy Team. She has seen then featured on most of his comedy videos with aunty Success.
Her Rise To Stardom
Emmanuella has always had a knack for bringing the best laughs out of people around her since she was five. She is the life of the party, always goofy and cheerful. If you know Emmanuella, then you must have heard of Mark Angel. Mark Angel was the one who discovered the unusual talent in Emmanuella and brought her to the spotlight. Although there are speculations that Emmanuella and Mark Angel are related as cousins, her official bonding with Mark Angel began when her family decided to spend their holiday at Port Harcourt.
all the kids present during that holiday, Mark Angel who obviously enjoys watching kids play watched with excitement how Emmanuella was able to easily make him and every other kid present laugh. As far as Mark Angel was concerned, Emmanuella was as talented as other famous kids he watched on American programs on TV. Ever since then, Mark Angel has kept his eyes on Emmanuella.
Real name Emanuella Samuel
Date of birth 22 July 2010
Country of Origin Federal Republic of Nigeria
State of Origin Orlu, Imo State
Nickname Emanuella
Source of wealth Actor, Endorsement, YouTuber
Net worth $150,000
Parent James Samuel and Cynthia Samuel.
Fans are greatly in love with the sensational child prodigy popularly called Emmanuella. If you are bored, depressed or you simply had a bad day, the perfect recipe for high spirits is to watch one of Emmanuella’s comedy skits on YouTube. You will laugh like there is no tomorrow, and in no time, you forget you weren’t feeling good just a while ago. Isn’t it worth knowing more about this child prodigy who soothes us with laughter? I bet it is. In this article, you have the opportunity of finding all that is available about Emmanuella and how she rose to stardom at such a young age.
Emmanuella’s first viral video skit that brought was ‘this is not my real face o’. This comedy was typically hilarious as Emmanuella was found making naughty joke of her headmistress’s leg unknowingly to the headmistress’ daughter. Trust me, you gotta see the skit, it’s so hilarious…hahahaha. This skit automatically shot up the number of followers on the Mark Angels comedy skit page on YouTube as well as boosted her social media presence. Currently, there are over 5 million subscribers on the YouTube channel, she has garnered over 3.6 million followers on Facebook, and over 600 thousand followers on Instagram.
Other popular skits she has performed includes; My Uncle has HIV, April fool, Witch birth, Valentine part 2, Change part2, School protest, and many more. On 2 April 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Emanuella, Success, and Regina Daniels were featured in a skit by Ofego titled “Lockdown” on his YouTube channel.
Emmaunella Net Worth
Emmanuella remains one of the richest child prodigies in Nigeria with a net worth of $150,000 (57 million NGN). Her wealth has come chiefly from viral skits of Mark Angel’s comedy channel on YouTube. In addition, she has gotten rich deals from brand endorsement. Popular brands she has served as ambassadors for include Fresh Yo Yogurt, Dabo toothpaste, Indomie noodles, Loya milk, MTN, Slim Tea as well as Mouka foam.
Emmanuella Awards And Recognition
Emmanuella reflects the hope that Nigerian children are exceptional, she has been a source of inspiration to both adults and children alike. Beyond the shores of Nigeria, Emmanuella has enjoyed recognition in the international space including Prominent Kid Comedienne and Princess of Comedy, both from Australia. In 2016, she was invited for a stellar interview on CNN, this was shortly after it was announced she would feature in a Disney movie in 2018.
