Uru Eke has explained why she loves acting in Nollywood, saying it has
exposed her to many opportunities.
In a chat with Pulse, the actress and producer, opened up on her gains
in the industry as an active player since her relocation to Nigeria
from the UK.
For Uru Eke, Nollywood has allowed her to explore and do what she
adores doing, acting.
Uru Eke also expressed gratitude to Nollywood for featuring on CNN
and becoming a producer.
The 40-year-old actress says, “It (Nollywood) has allowed me to do a
job that I love. You know, acting is something that I adore. And it
(Nollywood) has provided that platform for me.”
Continuing, Eke ascribes her feature on Cable Network News, CNN, as
one of the gains of being in Nollywood.
“And of course exposure. I mean, how else would I have got profiled on
CNN if it wasn’t for Nollywood. So I give them (Nollywood) accolades
for that, most especially, and, of course, for bringing me to the
point where I am now producing, you know, so all the experience I’ve
gotten over the years, working on other people’s projects, you know,
leading up until this moment where I am now producing my own. And now
I’m, you know, turning that over and producing my content,” she said.
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The producer of ‘For Old Times Sake’ said her career has been evolving
and she sees herself moving on to something big in the world of
filmmaking.
“For me, it’s about evolving. I mean, I started as an actress, and
I’ve moved on to producing, you know, I’m not sure what I’m going to
move on by now, I will eventually move on to something else. I know
that. Naturally I will progress to something else. And you know, step
up in this career of mine,” she told Pulse.
