Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor, popularly known as Mama G, has opened up about the tough path she walked before becoming a household name in the entertainment industry.
At the pre-premiere dinner of Funke Akindele’s highly anticipated movie Everybody Loves Jenifa, Mama G shared moving details about the sacrifices she made to support her family.
She disclosed that before her breakthrough in acting, she worked in a mortuary, dressing dead bodies to earn a living to ensure her children could attend school and have food to eat.
She praised Funke Akindele for her strength and work ethic, expressing admiration for the filmmaker’s resilience which she can relate to.
“Funke Akindele is a very strong woman. I love strong women. I am a strong woman. I went through thick and thin to become who I am today. When the ways were bad, I used to go to the morgue…, did a lot of things to make my family what they are today. I know they say no prophet is accepted in his town, but with mine, they accept me because they saw the things I went through” Mama G said.
Her heartfelt story resonated with fans, inspiring many with the reminder that behind every success is hard work, sacrifice, and determination.
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