Laide Bakare Biography: Early Life, Career, Films, Husband, Children, Net Worth

Laide Bakare is a Nigerian actress. Her film Jejere won the Best Costume Design category at the 2012 Nollywood Awards. She was nominated for Most Outstanding Indigenous Actress at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008 for her performance in the film Iranse Aje.

Laide Bakare Biography

Laide Bakare was born on October 7, 1980, in Ibadan, Oyo State, to parents Alhaja and Alhaji Bakare. She is also from Ibadan in Oyo State, Nigeria. Laide Bakare was born into a female-dominated home and was fortunate to have one son. Her family is known as the Bakares, as her father’s street is named after him.

She attended basic and secondary school in Lagos before enrolling at the University of Lagos, where she got a degree in History and Strategic Studies. She also holds a certificate in Theatre Studies from Oyo State University of Ibadan.

Career

Laide Bakare created her first film aged 19, while still in her second year of school. She was able to start performing at a young age because of her father’s influence.

Her father’s hotel acted as a launching pad for her career because movie stars were known to stay and perform sequences there. Laide made her Nollywood debut in 1999 with the film Adeyemi, produced by Muka Ray.

Following an outstanding acting performance, Laide went on to appear in several notable Nollywood and Yoruba Indigenous films, including Asiri Owo (The Secret of Wealth), Okun Omo Iya (Family Ties), and Ore Meta (The Three Friends).

Aside from movie production and performing, Laide is a well-known MC and brand influencer who has collaborated with major brands. She also runs SimLine Records, a music record label that was founded in 2018.

Filmography

Some of her featured and produced movies are

• 2011 – Idamu ojo kan
• 2010 – Èbúté
• 2010 – Owowunmi(as Laide Bakare-Okunfulure)
• 2009 – Ìdàmu eléwòn
• 2008 – Adelebo
• 2008 – Atelewo eda
• 2008 – Femi oko mummy
• 2008 – Igba ewa
• 2008 – Mafi wonmi
• 2008 – Olo
• 2007 – Ebo isinmi
• 2007 – Èsè
• 2007 – Inu
• 2007 – Inu 2
• 2006 – Uncle Femi
• 2005 – Mi’ ofoworola
• 2005 – Mi’ ofoworola 2
• 2005 – Ofin kokanla
• 2005 – Ofin kokanla 2
• 2005 – Royal Battle
• 2005 – Royal Battle 2
• 2003 – Love You Forever
• 2006 – Adun ewuro
• 2006 – Adun ewuro 2
• 2005 – Mi’ ofoworola
• 2005 – Mi’ ofoworola 2

Awards & Nominations

She won a BON Award for best costume in her 2012 film “JEJERE,” in which she played the lead role alongside the well-known musician 9ice.

Controversies or Public Opinion

Laide Bakare and fellow actress Eniola Badmus had a falling out at a movie premiere in 2025. Both actresses attended the debut of Eniola Ajao’s film “Owambe Thieves” in April 2025 at Circle Mall in Lekki, Lagos State.

The two women were seen arguing loudly and causing a disturbance at the event. A day after the event, Laide took to Instagram to post some private messages between herself and Eniola.

In the message, Eniola chastised Laide for uploading a photo of herself where she “doesn’t look well”, labelling the action as “animalistic behaviour”.

Laide’s caption on the post accused Eniola of being an ungrateful person, alleging that she provided Eniola with her first major part.

Laide Bakare Husband

Laide Bakare is now married to Alhaji Mutairu Atanda Orilowo. This is her second marriage, as her first with US-based businessman Olumide Okufulure failed.

Her first marriage to Olumide Okufulure ended in 2012, after she discovered he had a hidden wife and two children. Laide, who believed Okufulure was a single man, subsequently realised that he was still legally married to a wife and two children while they were still married.

Later in 2015, Laide denied ever being married to Olumide Okufulure. According to her, they were not married but rather in a relationship that did not work out.

Olumide quickly responded to the allegations, claiming that they were officially married in court and that she was his only legal wife. He went on to accuse Laide of infidelity and demanded a DNA test for their only daughter.

Laide Bakare allegedly began seeing her second spouse, Alhaji Mutairu Atanda Orilowo, in 2012, the same year she divorced Okufulure.

The new couple married in 2013, and they had children. Laide later confessed that she had met Alhaji Orilowo in Saudi Arabia when she was younger.

Laide Bakare Children

The actress has three children from two marriages. She has a daughter, Similoliwa Okufulure, with Olumide Okufulure, and two sons, Oluwadamilare Orilowo and Oluwajomiloju Abdul-Samad Orilowo, with Alhaji Orilowo.

On September 3, 2008, Laide Bakare gave birth to her first daughter, Simi, who is now 17 years old. Oluwadamire, her first son, was born on May 31, 2013, followed by Oluwajomiloju in October 2014.

She gave birth to all three of her children in New York City, USA.

Laide Bakare Net Worth

As of 2025, Laide Bakare’s net worth is expected to be $2 million. She made a fortune by combining business, acting, and social media.

Social Media

• Twitter: @LaideBakare
• Instagram: @LaideBakare
• Facebook: Laide Bakare