Who is Sophie Alakija?
Sophie Alakija is a popular Nigerian film actress, model, social media personality, and social media brand ambassador. She started her career in the movies in 2010 at 25 and has since she debuted been featured in over 100 movies. And speaking of that, Sophie Alakija is known for her appearances in blockbuster films and TV series: Assistant Madam, and Halit.
Sophie is also known for her appearance as a dancer in popular Nigerian singer, Wizkid’s music video for his “Holla at your boy” single. In this article, I will share Sophie Alakija biography, career, family, husband, divorce, age, net worth, social media handles; Instagram and Facebook, and a few other interesting things you probably didn’t know about her. Before we continue, however, let’s take a quick look at her profile summary.
Profile summary
| Name | Sophie Alakija |
| Age | 39 years |
| Date of birth | 7 February 1985 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| ex-Husband | Wale Alakija |
| Gender | Female |
| Net worth | $200,000 |
Sophie Alakija Biography
Sophie Alakija was born Sophie Rammal on February 7, 1985, in her home country, Nigeria, and is 39 years old — her zodiac sign is Aquarius. She was born into an Islamic family in Lagos State, Nigeria. And speaking of that, Sophie Alakija spent her formative years in Lagos, however, her ancestry is traceable to Efik, a tribe in Cross River State, Nigeria, and Lebanese.
That being said, Sophie Rammal has a Mixed ethnic background. She has fair skin color with black hair and a pair of black eyes. Whilst this is so, Sophie is yet to share more details about her family and childhood years on the internet.
Sophie Alakija Education, Career
No reports have confirmed Sophie Alakija’s educational background. Be that as it may, however, she more than likely had her education in Lagos State, Nigeria.
On a dissimilar note: Sophie Rammal started a career in the movies in 2010 at 25. She made her TV debut appearance as a dancer, when she was featured in Wizkid’s music video for his hit song, Holla At Your Boy. After working in the entertainment industry as a dancer and in the fashion industry as a model, Sophie ventured into the movie industry.
She has been acting for almost a decade now and has featured in a handful of blockbuster films. Speaking of blockbusters, Assistant Madam, and Halit became her first two hit films. Apart from those, she has featured in over 30 movies, including:
- Assistant Madam
- Halit
- Getting over him
- Drawing Strands
- Small Chops
- My village people, released in 2021
- Muslim Wife, released in 2020
- Scandals, a collaborative TV series between Ghanaians and Nigerians, aired in 2017
Sophie Alakija Family
Sophie Rammal was married to Wale Alakija. Wale Alakija is the son of Folorunsho Alakija, a wealthy Nigerian politician who resides in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. Sophie and Wales tied their wedding knot on March 27, 2016, and went their separate ways in 2020. Before their divorce, however, reports say the duo had two children. She’s now to be addressed as Sophie Rammal.
On an unpopular note, Sophie is said to have been romantically involved with the famous Nigerian singer, Wizkid. And speaking of that, the media were not allowed access to the details of their relationship while it lasted even when it ended, details about that were sketchy and obscure.
Sophie Alakija Net worth
Sophie Alakija has an estimated net worth of about $100,000. She earns her net worth from her career in the movies and her career as a social media brand ambassador.
She is on the picture and video-sharing platform Instagram under the username @sophiealakija with over 745k thousand followers. She joined the platform in August 2012 and has, so far, made about 393 posts — she is following about 9021 accounts. On the other hand, she is on Facebook with the name, Sophie Alakija with more than 1k thousand likes and over 1.4k thousand followers.
Side note: Sophie Rammal’s family once had an automobile accident. The accident happened when an oncoming vehicle collided with theirs on the highway. And well, no lives were lost as no one was injured but the vehicle was so badly damaged.