Nollywood actor Chidi Mokeme disclosed in an interview that his father disapproved of his choice to be an actor.
He mentioned that before turning to acting, he was a model. Mokeme clarified that to concentrate on his acting career, he had to flee his home.
Speaking in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, the actor said: “You couldn’t even say you want to be an actor before you will hear that he [my father] didn’t want you to be an actor [laughs].
Chidi Mokeme disclosed how he used to sneak out of the house to movie sets and also to shoot TV and modeling commercials
“So, I knew in my mind. I started by sneaking out to go do these things. Luckily I started as a model. Back in the days before the home video industry, I did a lot of commercial modeling, runways, TV commercials, and calendars. So it was way easier. You can go in the daytime, do a quick shoot, and come back home. And my father is unlikely to see it because he is not in the world of that.
“But on many occasions when I came back late from shoots, he asked me to go back to wherever I was coming from. From all the sneaking out and of course, there was passion. I just knew that I was happy when I was in this [entertainment] space.
“And I think what broke the camel’s back, eventually, I tried to read pharmacy but it wasn’t happening then I eventually went into computer science. But when I got to school, there were no computers. There was just one computer in the entire department and that computer sits on the table of the lecturer. So I left because it wasn’t interesting anymore.
“Then, I decided to leave home. I didn’t just pack my bags and leave, it was from all the experiences of ‘go back where you are coming from.’ I started committing more so that my dad would say I should go back to where I am coming from.”
6 Responses
That is how it all started because those parents believe that there is nothing to offer there
You are not the only person passing this kind of problem,every father will always have their options of what they want their children to be
At times our parents try to make us do things that they see as best for us, well done for finding your own way
Nah you sabi your problem color god go make you be what you want
Some careers like acting are a talent if you’re are not talented in that particular career, chances of being discouraged by anyone are high
That is contradicting, any one in modeling business, is more or less in acting business now.