Mercy Johnson and Benedict Johnson are they brother or sister or related in any way? This two Nollywood stars bears the same surnames and many think it is highly possible they are related. But before we conclude whether they are related or not let us take a look at their individual background to see how close they are or it just a coincidence.
Mercy Johnson And Benedict Johnson Background
Mercy Johnson is from Okene in Kogi state, and comes from a family of seven. She was born in Lagos on 28 August 1984, she had her primary and secondary education in Lagos, Calabar and Port-Harcourt state. Mercy father Mr Daniel Johnson was a former Naval Officer and they posted him to different states at that time.
Mercy Johnson revealed that her growing up wasn’t a bed of roses, she has to take up menial jobs to survive. They lived in an uncompleted for sometime and had to take cover whenever it rained.
She is a successful actress today and she married to Prince Odianosen Okojie a successful businessman and they are blessed with three children.
Benedict Johnson is a former musician, he was a member of a musical group called Dready Boys but left the group to go solo of which things didn’t go as he planned. In 1992 he ventured into acting with his first movie titled ‘Living In Bondage’ and has since featured in several Nollywood movies.
Benedict Johnson is from Isu in Nwangele Local Government Area, Imo State. He was born into a royal family and has eight siblings. He is a graduate of of Mass Communication, Abia State University and he is happily married to Ann Johnson a native of Edo state and they have two kids.
Mercy Johnson and Benedict Johnson are not blood relatives. She is from Kogi State while Benedict is from Imo State. They are professional colleagues and have worked closely in the past.