It is no longer News that veteran Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic has found love in the arms of Fidelis Anosike, the chairman of Daily Times. Fidelis who is in his early 50s and is a prominent socialite and well respected big boy.
The 45 year old thespian who has managed to keep her love life away from the public but finally comes out in the open made their engagement public in December, 2020 when she posted some lovely photos with Anosike while wishing her fans a Merry Christmas. Dominic, who wore the same casual outfit as her partner, captioned the photos “Merry Christmas” with love emojis. The post set her 6.8 million followers on the platform and friends into some frenzy.
Well ahead of their upcoming destination wedding later this year, the love birds have stepped out to a public function for the first time together this week.
Their love story started 4 years ago in Lagos when their path crossed and as they say, the rest is history. Rita and Anosike met in Lagos during the 2017 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) session on film business which had government representatives, business leaders and development agencies as well as media entrepreneurs and top executives. The duo is planning a destination party before the year runs out. Their wedding was supposed to take place in April but plans changed as expected.
She is a multiple award-winning actress, producer, and Co-Founder of The Audrey Silva Company. Her first starring role was in the Nollywood hit movie A Time To Kill. Since then, she has become known for her ability to thoroughly embody characters and continues to receive critical acclaim for her portrayal of iconic roles.
The youngest of four children, Rita was born into the Royal Waturuocha family of Aboh Mbaise. Rita started acting in local television dramas at the age of 5 and graduated from the University of Port Harcourt with a BA in Theatre Arts *before joining the Nigerian film industry in 1998.
Her husband, the wealthy Fidelis Anosike is the founder of Folio Media Group, a multi-media company that owns Daily Times Nigeria (founded 1926), the country’s oldest and most noteworthy newspaper. A graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Creative & Applied Fine Arts from The University of Benin and the OPM Program at Harvard Business School.
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