Nkiruka Kiki Omeili
Popular Nollywood actress, Nkiruka Kiki Omeili, has explained the reason she dumped Medicine for Theatre Arts she didn't even study.
“People think I’m crazy but acting is what I love to do. I was always interested in social activities, stage performances, debates, etc. I thought it was something I liked. I was a literature in English prize winner at some point, after I was done with medicine; I realized I still had love for performing. I practiced medicine for a while, but the love for acting prevailed,” She said.
The Lekki Wives star has bagged quite a number of awards, including Best Actress in a Supporting Role in an English language film at the 17th African Film Awards (formerly known as the Afro Hollywood Awards) in London In 2012. And she was nominated for ‘TV Actress of the Year’ at the Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) Awards in 2014, for her lead role in the Television series ‘Lekki Wives’ and Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Movie – Sting, at the 2015 Global Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA), which held in the US In 2015. She was also listed among the Top 25 New Faces of Nollywood by Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET) Newspaper, after being listed by The Sun as one of Nollywood’s fastest rising stars earlier in 2014.
She graduate from the University of Lagos as a medical doctor but dumped her stethoscope and coat after a few years of medical practice to pursue her carreer in the movie industry. This daughter of a Banker father, and Prisons service Controller mother shocked many with her decision to dump medicine for acting.
She may have the brains for medicine but it's her gift that has made her popular as artist.
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