5 Nollywood Actors You Didn't Know Are Twins (Photos).
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Who doesn't love twins? As a people, I think we all love twins and are fascinated when we find out that people have twin siblings. We want to know: is there any resemblance, do you have the whole "twin sense" thing, we are very curious about people with twins. So, today I thought it would be fun to do a list of 5 Nollywood celebrities who also happen to be twins. Are you ready to see who's on the list for today? Then let's go!
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1. Kehinde Bankole

Kehinde Bankole is one of the most prolific Nollywood actresses working today. The beautiful actress has starred in a number of blockbuster movies including the very successful and very well received The Set Up as well as the sequel The Set Up 2, Blood Sisters, and many more.
Kehinde also has a beautiful twin sister named Taiwo who is an event planner. The two are very close and practically inseparable. Pictures of the two girls together are littered all over their mutual Instagram pages and even though they are not identical twins, there is no mistaking here again that these two are in fact twin sisters.
2. Eku Edewor

Eku Edewor is a very popular and renowned television host, actress, and model. She has starred in productions such as Superstar, Skin, and more. The lightskin beauty who has become well known in the Nigerian entertainment space also has a twin sister by the name of Kessiana who lives in London.
Unlike others on the lists so far, Eku and Kessiana are identical twins – and we all know that there are few things more fun to look at in this world than identical twins!
3. Mary Lazarus

Mary Lazarus is a successful and popular Nigerian actress most popular for appearing in a slew of IrokoTV movies and TV series as well as a number of television commercials. She has starred in movies such as Okafor's Law, Dance to My Beat, Unplanned, Social Media 101, and many more.
One thing a lot of people don’t know however is that Mary Lazarus actually has a twin brother named Joseph Lazarus. Although the two aren’t identical twins – there is no mistaking that these two are twin siblings.
4. Elozonam

Big Brother Naija star and Nollwyood actor Elozonam is most famous for his time in the Big Brother house and his relationship with fellow Big Brother housemate, Diane. Since his time on the house, he has gone on to become quite the social media influencer and has also starred in a number of Nollywood productions including Badboys and Bridesmaids, Sanitation Day, Before Valentine's and more.
A little known fact people don’t know about Elozonam is that he is also in fact a twin. Yes. Elozonam has a twin brother named Kanso and although they are not identical twins, the twinship between both brothers is undeniable.
5. Tony Umez

Finally, many people do not know that Nollywood actor, Tony Umez is actually also a twin. This is also due to the fact that unlike other people in this list, Tony Umez's twin died at birth. Speaking about it, Tony Umez said to BBC:
I’m a twin. The girl was still born. I have this belief as an African that you can’t hurt a twin.
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