Abena Korkor is a mental health advocate, a Ghanaian actress, a brand Influencer, and a media personality. She is also a content creator, an entrepreneur, and a former co-host of the Ladies Circle show on TV3.
Profile Summary of Abena
Full name: Nana Abena Korkor Addo
Other names: Lency
Nickname: Miss Abena Korkor
Age: 34 years old
Date of Birth: January 30, 1990
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Place of Birth: Tema, Accra
Hometown: Larteh Aheneasi, Eastern Region
Tribe: Akuapem
Faith: Christian
Hobbies: Singing
Instagram: @theabenakorkor
Twitter: @abenakorkor
Facebook: Nana Abena Korkor Addo
Snapchat: @lencythediva
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Early Life & Family Background
Abena grew up in Tema and was born in Tema, Accra, on January 30, 1990, to Madam Judith Owusua Ababio and the late Kwabena Addo. She lost her father on October 26, 2023, at the Tema General Hospital in Accra. She is a native of Akuapem Aheneasi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Korkor is 33 years old and the eldest of two siblings. She has a junior brother called Bruno.
Educational Background
Nana Abena Korkor Addo had her nursery education at One Love Creche in Tema and continued to St. Paul’s Methodist Preparatory School & JHS. After completing her junior high school education, she proceeded to Aburi Girls SHS, offered science, and then went to the University of Ghana to study Biological Sciences, but she didn’t complete.
In her 3rd year at Legon, Abena Korkor wanted to go and study medicine in Ukraine, but she had no money, so she decided to do something to make money, which got her captured and jailed in the United States. She served a jail term of eighteen months, and when she returned to Ghana, she attended the University of Cape Coast, where she studied Biomedical and Forensic Science. She affirmed this in an interview with Zionfelix.
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At UCC, she contested the SRC election but didn’t win. After her program, she became a Teaching Assistant and later did her MBA in Entrepreneurship and Small enterprise development at the University of Cape Coast.
Husband
She is not married.
Children
She has no kids at the moment.
Career
While offering her MBA program at UCC, Abena Korkor became the project coordinator for the Mental Health Society of Ghana in 2019. In 2020, she was poached by TV3 to be a co-host of the Ladies Circle. She became one of the favorite hosts of the all ladies show, but after a year, she got sacked following her controversies on social media.
Subsequently, Abena Korkor began creating content around herself and uploaded the videos onto her YouTube channel, Abena Korkor TV. She later commenced her acting career in 2021 after getting a role in a film produced by Farmhouse Productions.
Movies
- To Have and To Hold
Awards
- Student Entrepreneur of the Year (2016/2017 Academic Year) – UCC SRC Choice Awards 2017.
Businesses
She is the owner of (@fashionbyabk) and (naturalbyabk.
Tattoos
She has tattoos, a “faith” Tattoo on her neck, and a flower tattoo on her body.
Pictures
FAQs about Abena Korkor
• How old is Abena?
Abena is 34 years old as of 2024.
• What is Abena Korkor Instagram account?
@theabenakorkor