Modupe Adeyeye (born 29 July 1992) is an English actress and model, known for her roles as Faith Olubunmi in ''

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'' and '' EastEnders: E20'' and Blessing Chambers in ''

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''.

Early life and career

Born and raised in London, her name "Modupe" means "I praise or thank God" in Yoruba. She has appeared in the drama series ''

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'' and ''My Murder'', as well as ''

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''. She later appeared in the 2014 film ''Honeytrap'', alongside former '' E20'' co-star

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. On 21 February 2014, Adeyeye joined the cast of ''

'' as Blessing Chambers, and her character was later revealed to be

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. Blessing began a relationship with

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(

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), and later found herself competing with Dennis' deceased wife Leanne Holiday (Jessica Forrest), being brutally attacked by evil rapist Finn O'Connor (Keith Rice) and she began

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ing when her family disowned her for being transgender. Her last appearance aired on 21 November 2014. In 2020, Adeyeye was set to appear in the

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television film ''Surge'' as Mischa.

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* 1992 births English television actresses English female models English soap opera actresses Living people English people of Yoruba descent English people of Nigerian descent Black British actresses Actresses from London Yoruba actresses Models from London {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub