10 Things To Know About Popular TV Series, Tinsel As It Marks 2000th Episode

Tinsel is a Nigerian soap opera which has been called the most successful television drama on Nigerian television in recent times.

Stargist.com presents you 10 things you should know about the M-Net produced TV series.

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1 Tinsel was in pre-production for over ninety months before it began airing in August 2008 .

2 Over 500 actors were auditioned for the lead role of Fred Ade-Williams before the decision to cast Victor Olaotan was made.

3 Tinsel’s plot revolved around two rival film companies: Reel Studios, founded by Fred Ade-Williams (Victor Olaitan), and Odyssey Pictures, headed by Brenda “Nana” Mensah (Funmilola Aofiyebi-Raimi).

4 As of June 2013, the show’s production cost per minute wass 900 dollars, and total costs exceeded four billion naira.

5 The show was shot in a studio in Ojota, Lagos until March 2013 when a fire destroyed that location. Since then the show has been shot at a studio and a private residence in Ikeja.

6 Tinsel returned for its eighth season on the 25th of May, 2015.

7 The longest running TV series in Nigeria, which aired it’s 1000th episode on May 23, 2013  made history by airing its 2,000th episode on Thursday 23rd March 2017.

8 The M-Net Africa Magic series is the first Nigerian television show to achieve such a feat.

9 The popular TV series, can boast of not just being one of the country’s most watched soap operas, but also a  platform to produce 3 celebrity couples who met on its set.

10 Tinsel won its first Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award at the 2017 edition, where it earned the Best M-Net original drama series.

Celebrity Couples That Met On The Set Of Tinsel.

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