Fancy Acholonu

About

Nigerian American actress, model, entrepreneur, and content creator known for her acting roles in Running to Live, Living to Run, Lethal Weapon, and Gina's Journey: The Search for William Grimes. She is also known for her Instagram and YouTube accounts where she shares lifestyle, beauty, and entrepreneurship content with over 310,000 Instagram followers and over 70,000 subscribers.

Before fame

She pursued modeling and commercial work which helped her enter the entertainment industry. She then expanded into acting and began landing roles in independent films and television projects including one of her first notable roles in 2015 when she appeared in the short film Running to Live, Living to Run. She then appeared in an episode of the television series Lethal Weapon in 2016. She began sharing content on YouTube also in 2016. She continued building her acting résumé with the film Gina's Journey: The Search for William Grimes in 2017. She also pursued entrepreneurial work while acting after founding the zodiac-themed jewelry brand Zodiacaa. She began sharing content on Instagram in 2020.

Trivia

She is a certified event planner. She is the founder of the jewelry Zodiacaa and the fragrance brand Simply Fancy. She has also served as a marketing director at Gym80 USA.

Family life

Her real name is Chigozie Fancy Acholonu. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to Nigerian parents. Her family has roots in Imo State, Nigeria. She became engaged to Nigerian actor Alexx Ekubo in November 2021.

Associated with

She appeared in Running to Live, Living to Run which was directed by Tim Russ in 2015.