Early Life
Born and raised in London, Ejogo is the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Ejogo née Douglas. Her father was Nigerian and her mother was Scottish. During her childhood, Ejogo remembers her mother as being "a bit of a hippie". Her younger brother, also named Charles, was the first successful candidate on the British version of the "business reality" television programme Dragons' Den. In the first episode, broadcast on 5 January 2005, his pitch for investment in an umbrella vending-machine business resulted in Duncan Bannatyne and Peter Jones making a joint offer of £150,000, which he accepted. She attended the Oratory Primary Roman Catholic primary school in Chelsea until 1984.
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