November 07, (THEWILL) – It looks like comedienne, Dr Helen Paul Bamisile, popularly known as Tatafo, has dumped comedy for fashion. The petite comedienne recently opened two fashion stores named Helen Paul Apparel in the United States. Both stores are located at Painted Trees, a shopping mall in Atlanta, Georgia. The stores boast African fabrics, interior décor, hats and other accessories.
The Edo State-born comedienne claimed she ventured into fashion business because she wanted to promote African culture and for the fact that most people in the United States always desire to replicate her Nigerian attires any time she wears them. The stores became quite busy after they were launched, with prominent Nigerians and foreigners among the regular patrons.
Helen Paul, who has been shuttling between Nigeria and the United States since the commencement of her post-doctoral study abroad, appears to have dumped standup comedy, which launched her into the limelight, and now focuses on her business and studies. She opened a bridal fabric boutique in Lagos, Nigeria in 2012 called ‘Massive Fabrics and Bridals’ and later expanded with three outlets in different parts of Lagos. In 2014, she opened a film and theatre academy, which consists of a dance studio, rehearsal studio, photo studio, digital library, editing studio and a hostel for students. Helen Paul also lectures on an ad hoc basis in the United States. She bagged a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in Theatre Arts from the University of Lagos in 2019.
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