Kehinde Bankole
| Education | Olabisi Onabanjo University (Mass Communication) |
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Biography
Kehinde Bankole is a Nigerian actress, model and television host who has worked in film and television since the late 2000s. She is a twin; her sister Taiwo also acts occasionally. Her date of birth has not been confirmed by a reliable source.
Bankole was named Revelation of the Year at the 2009 Best of Nollywood Awards and is known for roles in Desperate Housewives Africa, October 1, The Set Up and the Netflix series Blood Sisters, in which she played Yinka Ademola in 2022 and returned for season 2 in 2026.
Bankole was named Revelation of the Year at the 2009 Best of Nollywood Awards and is known for roles in Desperate Housewives Africa, October 1, The Set Up and the Netflix series Blood Sisters, in which she played Yinka Ademola in 2022 and returned for season 2 in 2026.
Early Life
Bankole is the fourth of six children of architect Babatunde Bankole and Titilayo Bankole, an administrative secretary. She attended Tunwase Nursery and Primary School in Ikeja, Lagos, and went on to study mass communication at Olabisi Onabanjo University, taking a break in 2004 to concentrate on modelling.
She entered entertainment through pageants, reaching the top 10 of Miss Commonwealth Nigeria in 2003 and competing in Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 2004.
She entered entertainment through pageants, reaching the top 10 of Miss Commonwealth Nigeria in 2003 and competing in Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 2004.
Career
In 2007 Bankole was chosen, together with Sylvia Udeogu and Olaide Olaogun, as a new face of Lux after Genevieve Nnaji's contract ended. During that period she made her acting debut as Caro in Wale Adenuga's Super Story: Everything It Takes, and she later appeared in Papa Ajasco and This Life.
Her film credits include Two Brides and a Baby (2011), The Meeting (2012), Awakening (2013), Kunle Afolayan's October 1 (2014), Dinner (2016), No Budget (2018), The Set Up (2019) and its sequel, Dear Affy, Mama Drama and Finding Hubby (2020), Love Castle and Country Hard (2021), and Adire (2023). On television she played housewife Kiki Obi in Desperate Housewives Africa from 2015, voiced Moremi in Disney's Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (2023), and voiced Mama Kole in the Disney animated series Iwaju (2024).
In 2022 she played Olayinka Ademola in Netflix's first Nigerian original series, Blood Sisters, and she was among the returning cast for its second season, released on 5 June 2026. She also hosts daytime talk shows including Soul Sisters and African Kitchen.
Her film credits include Two Brides and a Baby (2011), The Meeting (2012), Awakening (2013), Kunle Afolayan's October 1 (2014), Dinner (2016), No Budget (2018), The Set Up (2019) and its sequel, Dear Affy, Mama Drama and Finding Hubby (2020), Love Castle and Country Hard (2021), and Adire (2023). On television she played housewife Kiki Obi in Desperate Housewives Africa from 2015, voiced Moremi in Disney's Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (2023), and voiced Mama Kole in the Disney animated series Iwaju (2024).
In 2022 she played Olayinka Ademola in Netflix's first Nigerian original series, Blood Sisters, and she was among the returning cast for its second season, released on 5 June 2026. She also hosts daytime talk shows including Soul Sisters and African Kitchen.