Stella Damasus, a veteran Nollywood actress, has stated that her family initially opposed her decision to become an actress
In an interview with Nollywood actor Temisan Emmanuel on Tea With Tay podcast, Damasus said her parents were both bankers. She said one of her sisters also worked in a bank, another worked in an IT company, and another was a lawyer.
Damasus stated that her family wanted her to study medicine, but she refused and chose theatre arts instead. She said because she decided to become an actress, her family disowned her for three years.
In Damasus’ words: “My family hated it. My family are very reserved. Both my parents were bankers, I had a sister who worked in the bank at the time. The other one worked in an IT company, the other one was a lawyer. One of my sisters who studied theatre art did not want to practice, she went on to do other types of work and I’m like, ‘Okay, I am the blackship’. They disowned me for three years”…….See More
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