Woman Crush Wednesday: Simi ‘Drey’ Adejumo

Wednesdays are for the women on social media platforms. #WCW which means hashtag Women Crush Wednesday is used to make women that poster finds attractive or admire to trend on the various social media platforms particularly Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, and so on. Women makes this life so sweet, it is much sweeter when you have a beautiful one in soul and body as Simi Drey.

Simi Adejumo popularly knowns as Simi Drey is a Nigerian TV & radio presenter, actress and model. She’s one of the beautiful faces you would see on your TV screen and the sweetest voice you would hear on radio. The ever-smiling and petite lady who has almost the same stature as the other Simi (songstress) is a force to be reckoned with in the Nigerian media industry. She has hosted many Nigerian and other celebrities both on TV and red carpets including the MTVema Awards. She has also featured in many TV series and movies as an actress. A proud daughter of Ibadan, Simi models for top modelling clothing line in the ancient town.

Here are 10 things to know about our Woman Crush Simi Drey:

1. She was born Simi Adejumo and is professionally known as Simi Drey.
2. She was born and bred in the United Kingdom.
3. Simi was born to Nigerian parents, her father hails from Ibadan in Oyo state, Nigeria.
4. Simi Drey is a First Class Degree Holder in Broadcasting, Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Wales.
5. Her first job as a media personality was at a radio station in Wales called Calon FM.
6. She had her first shot in the Nigerian media during her NYSC service at Cool TV. She made name for herself there as she host/co-host The Late Night Show with Comedian Elenu.
7. Simi Drey currently hosts a talk show, the Saturday Afternoon Show and the Sunday Afternoon Show between 12pm-6pm on the Beat 99.9FM.
8. As an actress, she has featured in many movies including the hit TV series ‘The Governor’ and ‘Tinsel’.
9. Simi Drey has been nominated and won some awards. She won the Trek African Woman of the Year Award (2015), nominated as Best Actor in a TV series by the Maya Awards Africa (2017), nominated as Radio Personality of the Year by the Intellects Giant Awards (2019), and won the Future Awards Africa Prize for OAP in Visual/Audio (2019).
10. Simi cites Mo Abudu, Bonang Matheba, and Oprah Winfrey as her career role model.

You can keep crushing on our beautiful, charming, and brilliant Simi ‘Drey’ Adejumo. You can also catch up with Simi @simidrey both on Twitter and Instagram. Thanks for reading this piece.