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

EastEnders: E20 ''EastEnders: E20'' (sometimes just ''E20'') is a British Internet soap opera, which began airing on 8 January 2010. A spin-off from the established BBC soap ''EastEnders'', it is set in ''EastEnders'' regular setting of Albert Square, a Victori ...

'' and Blessing Chambers in ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

''.

Early life and career

Born and raised in London, her name "Modupe" means "I praise or thank God" in

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba consti ...

. She has appeared in the drama series '' Our Girl'' and ''My Murder'', as well as '' Doctors''. She later appeared in the 2014 film ''Honeytrap'', alongside former ''

E20 E20 or E-20 may refer to: * E20 fuel, a mixture of 20% ethanol and 80% gasoline * European route E20 * Tandberg E20, a videoconferencing system * E20, a postcode district in the E postcode area, announced in March 2011 for use on the site of the 20 ...

'' co-star Tosin Cole. On 21 February 2014, Adeyeye joined the cast of ''

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

transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through ...

. Blessing began a relationship with Dennis Savage ( Joe Tracini), and later found herself competing with Dennis' deceased wife

Leanne Holiday Leanne Holiday is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera '' Hollyoaks'' and its Internet spin-off '' Hollyoaks: Freshers'', played by Jessica Forrest. Forrest's casting was announced in July 2010 and she began filming her ...

(Jessica Forrest), being brutally attacked by evil rapist Finn O'Connor (Keith Rice) and she began

self-harm Self-harm is intentional behavior that is considered harmful to oneself. This is most commonly regarded as direct injury of one's own skin tissues usually without a suicidal intention. Other terms such as cutting, self-injury and self-mutilati ...

ing when her family disowned her for being transgender. Her last appearance aired on 21 November 2014. In 2020, Adeyeye is set to appear in the BBC 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 {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub