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Nigerian-British actress, Caroline Chikezie, said she almost never became an actress because her parents wanted her to do something more intellectual.
“I wanted to be an actress, but my parents saw acting as being on a par with prostitution. To build a career on it? Absolutely not.
“My dad was a doctor and viewed education as everything. He was horrified that I wanted to pursue a profession that he didn’t see as requiring intellect. I was incredibly lonely, I couldn’t eat or drink for ages as I just felt so distressed,” she says.
“In the end I threw myself into my studies and did really well, which pleased my parents.”
On how she finally got their support Chikezie said, “I still didn’t know whether they’d let me until I got home to find my mum looking dazed.''
“She said my principal had called to say I had something special and that she should allow me to pursue it. She gave me her blessing and that was a real turning point.”
“I wanted to be an actress, but my parents saw acting as being on a par with prostitution. To build a career on it? Absolutely not.
“My dad was a doctor and viewed education as everything. He was horrified that I wanted to pursue a profession that he didn’t see as requiring intellect. I was incredibly lonely, I couldn’t eat or drink for ages as I just felt so distressed,” she says.
“In the end I threw myself into my studies and did really well, which pleased my parents.”
On how she finally got their support Chikezie said, “I still didn’t know whether they’d let me until I got home to find my mum looking dazed.''
“She said my principal had called to say I had something special and that she should allow me to pursue it. She gave me her blessing and that was a real turning point.”
