Gina Yashere is a British stand-up comedian and TV show artist who is famous for her jokes and funny acts. Gina is very popular all around the region of the USA and Europe. Her real name is Regina Obedapo, “Gina” Iyashere. Born to Nigerian parents in Bethnal Green, London, Gina, as she has mentioned several times in her stand-up acts, worked as a Maintenance Technician and an Engineer before she entered the world of comedy. Currently, she resides in Altadena, California.
Glorious Career Of Gina Yashere And Her Net Worth
Her career has been full of achievements and glories overall. She first appeared on Television in 1996 on the show- Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition. She was one of the finalists in the show, and since then, she has never looked back on her life. Her as The Lenny Henry Show where her roles of Tanya and Mrs. Omokorede (The pushy mum) Broke all records of popularity. In 2005, her appearance on Comic RElife does Fame Academy was very much appreciated and loved by the audience. Apart from her comedy, Gina tried her hand at hosting and turned out to be a successful host for MOBO Awards, where she, alongside with 2Baba and Coolio, nailed the stage, and award night was filled with laughter and jokes in 2005-06.
She has also appeared on the shows like- Mock the Week and Gina’s Laughing Gear. In the reality show, Last Comic Standing(2007), she made her place among the Top 10 Finalists. In the year 2008, She became the first ever British woman who performed on Def Comedy Jam Show. The very next year, in 2009, she performed on The Tonight Show With Conan O Brian and lived at Apollo. Later she was seen on The Jay Leno Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and one of the most famous sketch comedy series that featured her: Madame Yashere: The Surly Psychic.
She also was part of the shows like- ITV Drama Married Single Other, Skinny B***h, and Scream if you know the answer, where she helped a contestant named Emily Green to win a prize of £2,000. Gotham Comedy Live, The Nasty Show with Artie Lange, etc. Gina also has shown her talent and skills in movies. She was also part of Films like- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Mr. In-Between, The Time of The End, The Comedian’s Guide to Survival, Early Man, and Stand Out An LGBTQ+ Celebration.
Yashere’s Net worth is estimated to be 2 Million Dollars as of 2021. Being active in the industry for more than 25 + years has bought her a great amount of money and experience. Apart from her Stand up shows and TV Shows. Gina, apart from her Acting and Comedy career, has also written a Book (Cack-Handed).In her book- She has highlighted the importance of the Achievement of goals. She also co-produced and wrote CBC Popular Sitcom Bob Hearts with her Nigerian ancestry British Comedian Abishola. She describes her quest to travel to America and break into Hollywood.
Gina Yashere Partner Revealed
Nina Rose Fischer is the Lesbian Partner of Gina. Both women have embraced their relationship publicly and can be said to be a Power couple in the Industry. Gina affectionately calls her partner Ninja. Her partner Rose Fischer is a professor in New York at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York.
In one of her interviews with Talkhouse last year, Gina discussed her partner and their lives together. She said- the duo got closed during the times of COVID -19 Pandemic; in lieu of Lockdown and Restrictions, both of them managed to be together and filmed every passing day in their cameras. Many of those clips have been shared by Gina on her Instagram page, and some of them attracted a million fans for her as well.
She mentioned she has been at her for a while and is counting her blessings. She was at her home in LA and had an amazing time with her Girlfriend together. The Corona Diary that she made along with her Girlfriend became quite popular and kept both of them distracted and entertained from the surroundings.
Nina Won An Award