Anita Natacha Akide
Nigerian media personality, entrepreneur and actress
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Anita Natacha Akide, professionally known as Symply Tacha, is a media personality, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.[citation needed] She has appeared on the show Big Brother Naija (season 4) as a housemate and also on MTV's The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies.[2][4] She has won the awards like Net Honour's Most Popular Person,[5] Female Personality of The Year,[6] Celebrity Entrepreneur of the year and many more.[7] She was the brand ambassador of GetFit, a Fitness brand[8]
Anita Natacha Akide | |
|---|---|
| Education | Ignatius Ajuru University of Education[1] |
| Occupations | Reality TV star,[2] media personality, Entrepreneur and philanthropist[3] |
Early life and education
In 2016, Akide received a Bachelor of Arts in English Language from the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni in Rivers State, Nigeria.[1][9]
Career
Akide joined the reality show Big Brother Naija (season 4) and also appeared in the reality show MTV's The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies.[10][2] She acts as a brand ambassador for the eyewear company House of Lunettes, RealTech Company OxfordBuildBay,[11] a representative for the fitness brand GetFit, and the global alcoholic beverage company Ciroc.[12] She also debuted her Tacha Fierce brand of limited-edition Ciroc beverages.[13][14]
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Big Brother Naija (season 4) | Contestant | (6th place) | [2] |
| 2021 | MTV The Challenge 37th season | appeared in 3 episodes | [4][15] |
Films
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tiger's Tail | TuTu | Nigerian film | [16] |
Philanthropy
Natacha Akide Foundation (NAF)
Tacha founded Natacha Akide Foundation (NAF) in 2020 with the motive to serve the underprivileged. She started the initiative, Pad For Every Girl (PEG) to educate every girl of female hygiene.[3]
Action Against Hunger
She started this initiative to fight the hunger problem amongst the families which suffered during the pandemic.[17]
PVC Awareness Campaign
She went to River state in 2022 to encourage her people to get their Permanent Voter's Card (PVC) against 2023 election.[18]
Awards
| Year | Event | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Net Honours | Most Popular Person | Won | [5] |
| TrendUpp Africa | Force of Twitter | Won | [19] | |
| Force of Online Sensation | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | SCREAM | Brand Influencer of the Year | Won | [20] |
| Fashion Brand of the Year | Won | |||
| Social Media Influencer of the year | Won | |||
| Africa Choice | Brand Influencer of the Year | Won | [6] | |
| Female Personality of The Year | Won | |||
| LaMode | Celebrity Entrepreneur of the year | Won | [7][21] | |
| AV | Social Media Influencer of the Year | Won | [22] | |
| Brand of the year - Titans Collection | Won | |||
| Auracool | Most popular Female Naija Celeb | Won | ||
| Net Honours | Most Popular BB Naija Star | Won | [23] | |
| 2019 | STARZZ | Emerging Celebrity of the Year | Won | [24] |