Nigerian television host, cross dresser, Denrele Edun , shared beautiful pictures of his mom alongside a hearty birthday wish, as he appreciates her.
has taken to his Instagram to celebrate his Indian mother on her birthday.
Denrele Edun is Nigeria’s vivacious and eccentric television personality, he was born in Harmburg, Germany to a Yoruba father and an Indian – Maurituius mother, and an English education graduate of the university of Lagos.
The only son of his parents revered his mom, praising her of her hard work, resilience and selfless effort made in raising him and his siblings up.
He said as a foreigner she was, there were a lot of sacrifices his mother made, the absence of his father who was always away at work and when the father’s family were mounting so much pressure on her she never backed down or abandoned them.
He continued as he revealed that the mother never liked all his girlfriends then and he completely understands why now and doesn’t blame her for her actions.
Read his post below;
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GORGEOUS MUM; ANITA DHUNWANTEE EDUN aka MAMA RELE. Havent seen you in 18 YEARS but you are the reason i’m a FIGHTER! Stumbled on your old Mauritius Passport today and it brought back memories of all the sacrifices you made for us all, especially ME.
As a Foreigner on the Nigerian soil, you never thought of running back to Mauritius and India with us kids even when our Dad was out of work (severally) and when you had to survive constant bickering and antagonizing fights with his relatives.
Even when we left our Duplex and moved to an uncompleted building and finally to the hellish cramped ONE ROOM in the family house, You found ways to provide even if it meant starving yourself. You instilled so much strength in me to carry our family along!
You never liked any of my girlfriends but I can forgive you now. You didn’t earn more than Papa (even when you secured work for him), but you sure worked a lot more. Juggling your job and looking after your family, I can image how at the end of each day, you always felt sore.
Don’t think that your efforts are going unnoticed, We all appreciate everything you do, We are always looking for ways to show our love, So that we can give back bit by bit, to you. We know you don’t expect anything in return, For all the hard work you do for us and Papa, But I realize that it must take superhuman strength, To keep everyone happy and glad.
So today, we celebrate your life A woman who is not just a wife and a mother, But a woman who is beautiful and so loving, That just being around her is one of life’s treasure! My AMAZING MUM currently lives in Dublin, Ireland and even though it’s been over 18 years since she left the shores of Nigeria (on my insistence)…I’ve decided that our reunion would be my BIRTHDAY GIFT! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA!”
It may be recalled that Denrele is known for his fashion style and personality.He started his television career as an actor at eleven when he played a presenter/producer on Kiddie vision 101 on NTA Network.
As an undergraduate at the University of Lagos he went into modelling, and after graduation, he joined Sound City as a TV presenter. Denrele studied English Education at the University of Lagos.
Denrele is an entertainment personality whose style has been described as “punk and fun”.
In an interview with ModernGhana, he stated “I am just expressing my individuality. Most people ask me that question and I would say I just want to be me. Some people think I dress (cross-dressing) like this to attract attention, but I have always had attention from childhood”.
Denrele has won 16 awards and over 30 nominations in his career. He has previously worked with SoundCity before he was forced out and he moved on to become one of Channel O’s VJs.
Denrele has interviewed the likes of Akon, Beyoncé Knowles, Tyler Perry, Lil’ Kim, Snoop Dogg, Cuba Gooding, Amerie, and Lloyd.
Edun hosted the movie premier of Hoodrush. Denrele has been credited for being behind the success of Big Brother Amplified Winner Karen Igho.
Denrele Edun and other A-list celebrities starred in the Nollywood movie Make a Move. The movie features artistes like Omawumi, 2face Idibia etc. It was directed by Niyi Akinmolayan and premiered on 6 June 2014
