{"id":207072,"date":"2025-02-10T12:49:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T12:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=207072"},"modified":"2025-02-10T12:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T12:52:38","slug":"i-used-to-be-a-carpenter-in-ikorodu-peller-opens-up-on-humble-beginnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/10\/i-used-to-be-a-carpenter-in-ikorodu-peller-opens-up-on-humble-beginnings\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I used to be a carpenter in Ikorodu&#8221; &#8211; Peller opens up on humble\u00a0beginnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Popular Nigerian TikToker revealed that he once worked as a carpenter in Ikorodu before finding success on social media.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Born in Ibadan in 2004, Peller later moved to Ikorodu, Lagos, where he spent most of his early life.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>According to the TikTok star, he initially worked at a printing press before learning carpentry, hoping to build a better future<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Popular Nigerian TikToker, Peller, has opened up on his early struggles before achieving social media fame, revealing that he once worked as a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/carpenter\">carpenter<\/a> <\/strong>in Ikorodu, Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on &#8216;Rubbin\u2019 Minds&#8217;, Peller shared insights into his background, stating that he was born in Ibadan in 2004 before moving to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=ikorodu\">Ikorodu<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He recounted his journey, explaining that he initially worked at a printing press before learning carpentry.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-207075 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-10-134400.png\" alt=\"TikTok star Peller speaks on his early struggles\" width=\"574\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-10-134400.png 574w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-10-134400-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, he eventually abandoned the trade after realizing it would not provide him with the life he desired.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m from Ikorodu, but I was born in Ibadan in 2004. In 2006, I was deported to Ikorodu. That\u2019s where my life is\u2014I grew up there. Before TikTok, it was school and furniture. Before that, I was doing printing press,\u201d<\/em> he recalled.<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens Reactions..<\/h3>\n<p>@<strong>IamDONAVE<\/strong> said: <em>\u201cGrace! \ud83d\ude4f\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>@<strong>powerchibueze<\/strong> said: \u201c<em>Peller and English nah like left and right\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>@<strong>powerchibueze<\/strong> added: \u201c<em>Baba try to speak English but e no gree am\ud83d\ude02\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>@<strong>Narrativehok<\/strong> remarked: \u201c<em>His story is the story of from grass to grace\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>@<strong>DiMeji13704033<\/strong> commented: \u201c<em>Omo just make am you sef go get story \ud83d\ude02<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Cause I no know the suffer wey this one suffer for him age like this o\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See below;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Ikorodu is my life. I grew up there.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Peller talks about his days as a carpenter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V9kDZ0oaUx\">pic.twitter.com\/V9kDZ0oaUx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf7\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude06 (@OneJoblessBoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OneJoblessBoy\/status\/1888907682888794498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In other news, Popular TikToker and content creator,\u00a0Peller, has shed light on his impressive earnings on the platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/09\/nigerians-in-shock-as-peller-reveals-amount-of-money-he-makes-weekly-on-tiktok\/\"><strong>revealing that he makes between N15 \u2013 N20 million weekly.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview on Channels TV\u2019s Rubbin\u2019 Minds with media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Peller addressed the speculation surrounding his income, dismissing the claim that he makes \u20a6200 million as false.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that his initial intention on TikTok was not to make money, but <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/09\/nigerians-in-shock-as-peller-reveals-amount-of-money-he-makes-weekly-on-tiktok\/\">rather to create content and engage with his audience.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular Nigerian TikToker revealed that he once worked as a carpenter in Ikorodu before finding success on social media. Born in Ibadan in 2004, Peller later moved to Ikorodu, Lagos, where he spent most of his early life. 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