Nigerian star launches reality series... Heads to the Caribbean for promotion

Few celebrities without global fame can boast of a social media following of almost 800,000 fans, but then Omotola Jalade is not your average star.

Born in Lagos to (the late) Mr and Mrs Shola Jalade, the 31-year-old actress rose to fame after starring in the celebrated Mortal Inheritance in 1995. The film is still known as one of Nigeria's most popular films and Omotola's performance won her numerous acting awards and thrust her into public consciousness.

Affectionately known as 'Omosexy', Her face is adored across Africa, the Caribbean with a growing fan base in the United Kingdom and the United States thanks to a solid career built firstly in the multimillion pound Nollywood industry (the term coined to refer to films produced in Nigeria) and more recently in mainstream productions such as the acclaimed Amina alongside Brit actor Will Johnson, and Ties that Bind with Hollywood's Kimberly Elise.

While maintaining her career and place as one of Nigeria's most popular actresses, the mother of four and wife to pilot husband Captain Matthew Ekeinde balances motherhood "My children are my everything" with her philanthropic role as an Amnesty International ambassador alongside Keira Knightley, and is a relentless pioneer to decrease the shocking maternal mortality rate in Sierra Leone.

In September, Omotola's reality show The Real Me will broadcast across 31 African countries, with broadcasts also planned for North America and the UK later this year and a projected audience in excess of 10 million viewers.

In anticipation of the show's television debut, Omotola embarks on a London to Caribbean promotional tour, where she will reconnect with her British/Caribbean fan base and have some fun along the way.