Without an iota of doubts, Nigerians remain the most creative creatures on earth. It comes across as if everyone of them is a residual of natural talent. This is what fast-rising actor, model and content creator, Benjamin Bassey Effiong, better known asĀ YallMeetBernie is what he is born to do.
Passion, gift, looks and ultimately, the innately creative talent are all combined in YallMeetBernie, who hails from Oron LGA of Akwa Ibom state. With only one sibling, his father and a mum, YallMeetBernie, also known as King of TikTok has never lost sight of what he has always wanted to do, not even the untimely death of his dad could dissuade him from this path.
YallMeetBernie, a Mass Communication graduate of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), formerly Lagos State Polytechnic, is one of the most followed creative geniuses on social media by his admirers and fans across the world. King of TikTok has 1.7million followers on TikTok, in addition to 81million people who have liked his contents on the platform. Also, he is being followed on Instagram by 240,000 active users.Ā
Curiosity bells the cat. Rather than choosing to be a broadcaster, YallMeetBernie followed what is 100 percent sure is his destiny. He explains in an interview, that he grew up to love watching him entertain people, and the conviction was enough motivation for him to get on with it.
āMy name is Benjamin Bassey Effiong, Iām a model and influencer. My nickname is king of TikTok and why the nickname is because I feel Iāve conquered a certain level on TikTok and the name fits. I come from a family of four and my dad is late so itās just three of us; my mum, my brother and I. IĀ went to LASUSTECH, formerly known as Lagos State Polytechnic. I studied mass communication.
āGrowing up, Iāve always enjoyed watching myself. It was then I developed love for content creation and modelling/actingā,Ā he said.
Benjamin Bassey Effiong is planning to explore other gift such us singing. He disclosed that he is planning to enchant his fans with his soronous voice, by releasing a music track soon. But the bigger picture for him is modelling and he is planning to take his ambition to the international stage too. Like many common stories in this clime, his journey has been loaded with ups and downs but he is grateful to his manager, without whom he would possibly have never been heard.
āI have ambitions to model globally and Iām working on it and I sing too, Iām about to drop my first song.Ā Iāve been giving lots of help many time but help from the right people is what matters. My manager Mr Sam has been of great help to me and I owe him so much,ā said Benjamin Bassey Effiong
