| Miyonse Amosu | |
| Birth Name: | Miyonse Oluwaseyi Amosu |
| Birth Date: | 1992 8, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Festac, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Education: | University of Lagos |
| Occupation: | Chef and media personality |
| Years Active: | 2017-present |
Miyonse Amosu (born August 26, 1992) is a Nigerian chef and media personality from Badagry in Lagos State, Nigeria. He is known for being a housemate in the Big Brother Naija season 2, and hosting the cooking segment of the Wake Up Nigeria breakfast show on TVC Entertainment.[1] [2] [3]
Born in Festac Town, Lagos State to an entrepreneur father and a mum who is a nurse, he is the last of four children with an elder sister as well as two elder brothers. He went through nursery and primary education at AT-BET International School in Lagos, Nigeria's most populous city.[4]
He had his secondary education at Early Life Secondary School in Lagos, graduating in 2009, and proceeded to the University of Lagos where he bagged a Bachelor of Science (B.sc) degree in Mass Communication in 2013. After leaving the university, he had a brief stint at the Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency (LASAA), before deciding to make a switch to the culinary profession.[5]
In 2017, he went in as one of an eventual 14 housemates on the second season of the popular reality show Big Brother Nigeria.[6] In June 2017, he was announced as the maiden ambassador for Payporte Food store.[7] [8] [9] [10]
He was awarded for his “remarkable contribution” to the entertainment industry during the City People's Awards which held in August 2017 [11] and also won the award for Outstanding Television Chef of the Year at the Nigerian Culinary Professionals Awards for his work on Wake Up Nigeria.