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| Ngozi Nwosu (Photo: BY ADA DIKE) |
Veteran actress Ngozi Nwosu, who
recently returned from the United Kingdom after treatment for kidney problem,
shares her experience with ADA DIKE during her 50th birthday
celebration last weekend.
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*How
do you feel celebrating your 50th birthday?
I feel young and I will always
feel young.
*Which
of your birthdays is the best?
This should be the best birthday
I have celebrated, considering the circumstances and things that made it to be
the best birthday.
*When
was your birthday?
It was on August 1.
*What
was the first thing you did on your birthday?
I was in bed when my friends
surprised me by bringing my breakfast in bed which I have never had before. I
was glad about it and it was nice turning 50.
*What special gift have you received for
your birthday?
I have received the grace of God.
That is the first special gift which is the summary of my life. God has given me
back my life. It is a special gift. Then the second gift I have received is a
wonderful gift of breakfast from my girlfriends in London.
*People
were shocked when your health challenge was in the news. Why did it take you
long to speak out?
It ‘s nice for me to voice out
but I felt it was something I could handle on my own, so it was not as if I
turned a deaf ear. I was handling it thinking that it would soon be over until
God said: “Oh my daughter, I will handle it the best way for you,” and here I
am today.
*What
was crazy thing you have ever heard about yourself when you were ill?
There were so many crazy things I
heard but I knew it was not true. Now I am 50 years old to the glory of God, so
all those rumours are past. In either way, they have contributed in making me alive
and strong to prove them wrong.
*What
lessons have you drawn from the experience?
The lessons I have drawn from the
experience are enormous. Be yourself, believe in God and always help the less
privileged because no one knows tomorrow. Today it is my turn; it could be your
turn tomorrow. People thought that it was my end, but I want to tell them that
this is the beginning of good things for my life.
*How
many more years would you like to live on earth?
I want God to be adding more
years to my life till He says: “You have finished your work on earth, come
home.”
*Have
you resumed acting?
No, I only acted in Fuji House of
Commotion because I play a key role in it. They run out of episodes due to my
absence, so I have to be there to play my part and also tell people that I am
still alive and back on track. That was why I went to shoot Fuji House before going
back to the United Kingdom for medical checkup.
I still need to rest. If at all I
am working now, I will not go into acting fully.
*What
has life taught you?
Life is a teacher.
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| Ngozi Nwosu (Photo: BY ADA DIKE) |
*What
challenges are you facing presently?
I am fit now but I am walking
with a stick till I am fully strong. That is the only challenge I have. If I am
working, it will be at my own pace till I fully recover.
*With
your wealth of experience about life, what is your greatest achievement?
My greatest achievement is my
life.
*What
have you learnt about health after your experience?
I have learnt that there some
things I don’t need to take, especially when one is aging. It is important that
you get a doctor or a nutritionist to always educate you what to do and how to
take care of yourself.
*What
habit would you say causes kidney problem which rampant among the youth these
days?
I don’t think that it has to do
with age or habit, even some under age children have kidney problem. Let’s pray
not to be sick. That is just it.
*What
special gift do you want from God?
I want long life from God. I
don’t want to live long like Methuselah or live and be blind or be rolling up
and down in a wheel or become a nuisance to people. I want to be fit at 80 or
100 years. I also want to live a comfortable life.
What
special birthday gift do you expect from family and friends?
(Laughs) I will be glad if
somebody will pack a newer model of a brand new sports utility vehicle (SUV) in
front of my home as a birthday gift. I don’t want to be like the man that
designed Nigerian flag who almost died before they recognized him. I am glad to
be part of the people who started movie industry in Nigeria.
*You
were lucky to have goodwill or favourable responses from your family and
friends who raised money for your treatment. What do you think can be done to save
the situation for others having health challenge challenges?
I am happy that the National
President of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) came for my birthday. I am glad that
we now have a medical scheme for actors. I hereby urge my colleagues to please
key into it because life is important. Sometimes the things we regard as
nothing sometimes turn to be something. I know that from the time my health
problem started till now, many people have dropped dead but I am here. I went through death and came back and I am
glad that God has given me a second chance, so I am grateful to Him.
*Do
you still communicate with your childhood friends?
Yes I do, though many have died
while some are still there.
*Who
are your friends in movie industry?
I don’t have friends there. You
are their friend when you are rich, but you are not their friends when you are
not. Most of them are flashers.
*Can
you tell us about your family?
I can’t talk about my family
because I am here to celebrate my birthday not to talk about my family.
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| Ngozi Nwosu (Photo: BY ADA DIKE) |
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