Nigerian plus-sized model and actress, Monalisa Ayobami Stephen, is dead.
The sad news was made known by the Chief Executive Officer of Best of Nollywood (BON), Seun Oloketuyi, in an Instagram post on Wednesday, May 14th, 2025.
According to Seun, Monalisa died on Tuesday, May 13th, in Lagos after battling with low blood sugar and internal bleeding. He revealed that her immediate younger sister confirmed the news of her death to him.
Seun described the deceased as a hardworking and beautiful soul.
“Brand influencer Monalisa Ayobami Stephen is dead, she died yesterday in Lagos after losing the fight against Low sugar and internal bleeding. Her immediate younger sister confirmed the death of this hardworking and beautiful soul”.
Reacting to the news via Seun’s comment section, Moyo Lawal wrote, “Wait. How?
Bimpe Akintunde wrote, “Mona no ooo
Toyin Abraham wrote, “I don’t understand, pls
Mo Bimpe wrote, “What?”.
Back in 2022, the plus-size advocate revealed how she had been battling Diabetes since she was a child. The TV star further revealed that she was recuperating gradually and had also been dealing with trolls who drop a lot of negative comments on her social media pages.
In March, Nollywood lost a veteran, Nkechi Nweje. According to reports, the movie star died after a brief illness.
A month before Nkechi’s death, Nollywood lost a veteran and an academia, Columbus Irisoanga. His colleague, Hilda Dokubo, posted the sad news on her Instagram page, expressing how heartbroken and heavy her heart was over the bad news.
