12 Nollywood Stars Who Are Over 40 and Not Married, Number 1 is 52 years old

 The Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, is one of the three biggest film industries in the world and it is undeniably due to the efforts of the industry’s pioneer actors which include some of now-classified Nollywood oldest singles. Some fans feel bad watching these handsome and beautiful actors and actresses grow old without making families of theirs, but surprisingly, this feeling does not seem to affect these movie stars.

And who says single life ain’t a choice? These Nollywood oldest singles have in their ways proven that flying solo isn’t so bad. So chances are that they aren’t exactly struggling to find who to settle down with. From Genevieve Nnaji to Osita Iheme and Bryan Okwara, here’s a list of Nollywood actors who are still single.

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Nollywood Oldest Singles

1. Bimbo Akintola

Age: 52
State of Origin: Ibadan, Oyo State
Acting Since: 1995
Famous Movies: Back to Life, The Antique, Hoodrush

Bimbo has said time and again that she is not in need of a husband. She has publicly declared that she is single and not searching. The 52-year-old yoruba actress was born in Ibadan, the hub of Nigeria’s film industry in the Golden Age of Nigerian
Cinema, as the daughter of a Muslim cleric and an Edo mother. Bimbo studied Theatre Arts, graduating with a BA. Her acting career began while she was still a student of UI. She would travel down to Lagos to perform at Divine on Allen Avenue alongside people like Jaiye Aboderin.

Her career officially kickstarted in 1995 when she received her first professional role on the set of the Nollywood movie, Owo Blow, where she shared the screen with the likes of Femi Adebayo. Her big break to the limelight came with her appearance in the film entitled Out of Bounds alongside Richard Mofe Damijo, popularly known as RMD. Today, the story of Nollywood won’t be complete without the mention of her name.

While Out of Bounds gained Bimbo her first award nomination in 1997, one of the most recent awards she has so far received would be the Best Actress Award which she receive at the 6th edition of AFIFF Globe, for her portrayal of late Dr Stella Adadevoh in 93 Days (a movie centred on the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria).

Outside her career, Bimbo’s private life has generated lots of talks with many alleging that she is married and with a child. Well, for the record, Bimbo was once married but her marriage with the unknown man lasted only a few months before they separated in 2014. Bimbo is no longer married again and she does not have a child with her ex-husband. However, she has dated a couple of men, and they include Dede Mabiaku, Yemi Blaq, Jie Alabi. Abounce Fawole.

2. Frederick Leonard

Age: 46
State of Origin: Anambra state
Acting Since: 2001–Present
Famous Movies: Monster Under Skin, Indian Doctor (2008), Desperate Son (2021)
Frederick Nnaemeka Leonard is one of the new generation actors who have joined the group of handsome bachelors. The Nigerian actor who was born on May 1, 1976, joined Nollywood in 2001, playing minor roles. He left briefly to attain his university education and upon bagging a degree in Biochemistry from Kaduna Polytechnic, Fredrick returned to the industry in 2008, with a leading role in a movie titled Indian Doctor. He eventually got his big break with a movie titled Grey.

So far, his many roles in movies, some of which he produced, has earned him a good number of awards, including a Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards for best-supporting Actor; City People Movie Award for best-supporting actor of the years, and Zulu African Film Academy Awards for Best Actor.

Leonard is an orphan who although wishes he could settle down in marriage soon, also speaks of his fear of being in a miserable marriage. The actor said he believes in the biblical principles of marriage and hopped that people should be more realistic with themselves when it comes to picking a partner.

While he patiently awaits his partner, Frederick Leonard is believed to have been in relationships with quite a number of women. However, the successful introvert is yet to reveal the true identity of the woman in his life. It was once rumored that the actor got married to Kay Samuel, his co-actor in Nollywood, however, it turned out that the said traditional marriage of the two was a clip from one of his movies.

3. Nonso Diobi