For her first tertiary institution course, it was Mass Communication, a course she left after obtaining an Ordinary National Diploma in it from the Moshood Abiola Polytechnics, Ogun state.

She later went to University of Lagos to study Law but before she was done in the university, entertainment became the soul of her passion.

Her first appearance on television drama was in ‘I Need to Know’ as a teenager. After graduation, Funke Akindele didn’t bother going to the Law School, instead she followed her heart. Today who doesn’t know who Funke Akindele is?

Her seasonal movie “Jenifa’s Diary” is presently the rave of the moment