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Miyonse Amosu (born August 26, 1992) is a Nigerian journalist, media personality and professional chef from Badagry in Lagos State, Nigeria. He is known for being an housemate in the Big Brother Naija season 2, and hosting the cooking segment of the Wake Up Nigeria breakfast show on TVC News.

Miyonse has received several award nominations and won the award for Outstanding Television Chef of the Year at the Nigerian Culinary Professionals Awards for his work on Wake Up Nigeria.

Early life and education
Born in Festac Town, Lagos State to an entrepreneur father and a mum who is a nurse, he is the last of four children with an elder sister as well as two elder brothers. He went through with his nursery and primary education at AT-BET International School in Lagos, Nigeria's most populous city.

He had his secondary education at Early Life Secondary School Lagos, graduating in 2009, before getting his Bachelor of Science (B.sc) degree in Mass Communication at the University of Lagos, in 2013. After leaving the University, he had a brief stint at the Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency (LASAA), before deciding to make a switch to the culinary profession.

Big Brother and beyond
In 2017, he went in as one of an eventual 14 housemates on the second season of the popular reality show Big Brother Nigeria. To date, he is one of the few successful housemate who has remained relevant in the media and his professional space. In June 2017, he was announced as the maiden ambassador for Payporte Food store.

After the Big Brother Nigeria 2017 Miyonse has leveraged on the platform in building his brand, thus making him an household name and gaining unending popularity among food connoisseurs. The popularity has fetched him additional endorsements with Indomie, SamVita Foods, TV Cooking show deals worth millions of Naira and many more

As a way of entertaining food lovers, as well as educating aspiring chefs, Miyonse facilitates numerous culinary sessions, the most popular among them is the cooking segment of the Wake Up Nigeria breakfast show on TVC News which has over 800,000 daily viewers.

Awards and recognition
He was awarded for his “remarkable contribution” to the entertainment industry during the City People’s Awards which held in August 2017 and also and won the award for Outstanding Television Chef of the Year at the Nigerian Culinary Professionals Awards for his work on Wake Up Nigeria.

Personal life
When Miyonse is not cooking, he is still cooking! His personal life entails a lot of charitable works focused at fighting against hunger and malnutrition. He does this by making donations worth millions of Naira and cooking to feed the destitute and those who are socioeconomically underprivileged.