“I have caught wedding bouquets 4 times, I pray Rita Dominic’s own come true” — Michelle Dede prays
Following the viral wedding ceremony of the popular Nollywood actress Rita Dominic, her best friend Michelle Dede who received her bridal bouquet has prayed that the bouquet would bring her good luck.
Michelle Dede was also Rita Dominic’s Maid of Honor during the ceremony but she was surprised to get the bouquet which left her in tears.
Speaking about the incident, Michelle Dede revealed that she has been a chief bridesmaid at four weddings, a bridesmaid at seven, and has gotten a bouquet four times.
Michelle Dede wrote: “I have been a bridesmaid at 7 weddings, Chief bridesmaid at 4, Bridesmaid/MC at 1, and caught a bouquet 4 times. Cried at all 7.
Yet the first time I didn’t want to try to catch the bouquet, it was handed to me. God Oya o, may all the things Rita Dominic whispered come true”.
Michelle Dede is a Nigerian freelance television presenter and actress. She co-produced the film Flower Girl, starred in the television series Desperate Housewives Africa and the 2017 drama thriller What Lies Within.
Michelle Dede was born on 23 March in Germany, to the family of Brownson Dede, a Nigerian diplomat and former ambassador to Ethiopia.
She had her early education in Brazil, her secondary and high school education was completed in Australia and Ethiopia respectively.
Michelle Dede later proceeded to the United Kingdom to study Fashion Design and Marketing at the American College in London, the U.K. She also holds a post-graduate degree in Communications and P.R from the same institution.
Her career started following a holiday in Nigeria. In 2006, alongside Olisa Adibua, she co-hosted the debut edition of Big Brother Nigeria, a Nigerian television series based on the Big Brother series.
She later co-produced the 2013 film Flower Girl before she went on to star as Tari Gambadia in the TV series Desperate Housewives Africa. She cites Oprah Winfrey as her inspiration as a T.V host.
In 2017, Dede starred in the Nigerian drama thriller film What Lies Within with Paul Utomi, Kiki Omeili and Tope Tedela. In 2018 she starred in Moms at War.
Dede is a sister to comedian Najite Dede and brand ambassador for a beauty company, Emmaus Beauty.
