Maria Okanrende, fondly known as ‘Maria Okan’, is best known as the morning show??co-host??on Lagos’ urban radio station, The Beat 99.9. She also hosts her own fashion and lifestyle show on YouTube, ‘Maria’s Matters’, where she has interviewed a variety of celebrities, including??Yemi Alade, Cynthia Morgan, and the classic man himself, Jidenna.
SCHICK caught up with the multi-media personality to talk favourite TV shows,??her ideal Friday night??and the one fashion trend she wouldn’t be caught dead in!
#1 What???s the one thing people generally don???t know about being a radio presenter in Nigeria?
It???s so strange! The week could start off so normal and by Thursday, you???re breaking/discussing news and stories that you never saw coming a day before! Also you never get used to waking up at 4:30am.
#2 What is the strangest thing you???ve ever read about yourself on Instagram?
Me faking my accent gets me every time.
#3 What TV show do you wish was still on air?
Moesha and The Wire. Can I have 2?!
#4 The song no one would believe you have on your iPod is???
Roxette ??? It Must???ve Been Love
#5 What???s the worst thing that has ever happened to you on the radio?
Offending a guest during an interview. It happens a lot with company CEOs.
#6 Tell us one hidden talent no one else knows.
I write songs!
#7 Favourite thing to snack on?
Everything.
#8 What???s your biggest pet peeve?
Opening my WhatsApp message and not responding/people pretending to be what they???re not.
#9 Do you secretly have a favourite Nigerian artist?
No secrets! I love a lot in rotation. At the moment: Adekunle Gold, Olamide and Flavour.
#10 What???s your ideal Friday night?
Food and staying at home.
#11 What food can you absolutely not stand?
Catfish pepper soup!
#12 One fashion trend you wouldn???t be caught dead in?
Peplum doesn???t suit me.
#13 Did you ever consider any other career(s)?
Yes writing, and banking. I had careers in both before moving to Nigeria.
#14 Favourite outdoor activity?
Dance lessons!
#15 What 5 people would be on your Fantasy Dinner guest list?
My grandad (dad???s dad), 2Pac, Oprah [Winfrey], Martin Luther King Jr and Notorious BIG.
#16 What item in your closet can you not get enough of?
My fitted, blue, faded jeans!
#17 Jeans or palazzo pants?
Both.
#18 Neat-freak or clutter-bug?
Both, depending on my energy at any given moment.
#19 Snapchat or Instagram Stories?
Both. People that don???t follow me be checkin’ my Instagram snaps. What I see is very intriguing!
#20 One beauty secret every woman should know?
Don???t overdo the beauty regime. Find a product or a select few that work for you and keep it moving.
#21 What???s the one thing you love to eat that everyone else finds nasty?
Everything!
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