After then, I decided to take acting serious. I came back to Lagos and started going from one audition to another. God has been wonderful. I was one of the first few people who played a lead role in the first movie they appeared in. I played some very strong characters and some very strong lead roles. Most people think I am from Ghana because I have featured in some Ghanaian movies too. There was a time I went to Ghana and I spent about three to four months. I had a contract with some producers. I did a lot of movies and those movies did well. .
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What was your childhood like? I didn’t have all the opportunities when I was growing up. I grew up with my mum. I lost my dad at a very young age so it was just my mum who took care of me and my other siblings. I am the sixth in a family of eight. I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth; I had to do so many things to survive. I assisted my mum in her buying and selling business. I sold so many things with my mum. I remember selling oranges and some other things with my mum. I am proud to say it now because the story is different now. I hawked oranges and some other things, helping my mum and siblings to survive. I am always proud to say it because it was in the past and I can’t sell oranges now. .
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What will you regard as your most challenging movie role? I did a film called Agony of an orphan. I appeared in the movie two years ago. It is one of my most challenging movies till date. In that movie, I gave out my soul. I remember the producer telling me; ‘ I know you are talented and you need to make people see this talent. Take this movie like your life depends on it’. I sold so many things in the film and I had to shoot under the sun. I ran on the road under scorching sun. I did the movie without a single makeup on. I was a cripple in the movie and I was also raped by my uncle in the film. It was very challenging for me.
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