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The veteran actress also gives insight into her life with Christ and how her wealthy father turned his back on her and her sisters because they were girls.
Nollywood actress cum evangelist Eucharia Anunobi in a recent interview opens up on her new found fate in Christ.
The veteran actress also gives insight into her life
with Christ and how her wealthy father turned his back on her and her
sisters because they were girls.
She told Vanguard, "My
colleagues were laughing at me that my mates are busy doing aristo,
seeing governors and going to clubs in VI and Ikeja, you chose going to
church. They said something is wrong with me, with all my brilliance,
but today, by the grace of God, where I go or sit they can’t."
“I
have a first degree in English Language, a Masters in Social Work and
I’m a Doctor in waiting. I did my Masters in LASU. We began as 78
students, only 48 passed. Out of the 48, only 2 people had the aggregate
to qualify for their PhD. And Eucharia Akuwa Anunobi happens to be
among the 2.
The other one was a lady as well. In everything, I make my boast in
Jesus Christ. I went back to school just about 6 years ago so it is not
too late for anyone whether male or female to go back to school. There’s
need to go back to school and get education even if you are 75 years
old."
"In my case, I come from a
privileged home, I’m ajebo. We lived at no 5 Musa Yaradua Victoria
Island. In fact we were the last set at Federal School of Arts and
Science. I have As in English, Government, Literature etc, at the end, I
wanted to go to University and I’m the first born but my father said he
had no interest in training the female gender in his family after
secondary school. With all his riches and my brilliant result he refused
to sponsor me to University except the boys.
He
abandoned me on the way and that was how at the age of 16, I started
fighting for my destiny. This was what made me begin seeking God at a
very early stage," she added.
On how she pulled through she said, "A
good friend, Peter Ononiwu who knew me back then said I have the
endowment to become a model and that was how I started modeling. I was
on so many fashion shows at the time. I was determined to show my father
that I am not a mistake of creation, there’s a reason God made me a
girl. On my own I said a girl must be somebody. After all, Christ came
through a woman and when he resurrected it was a woman that saw Him
first. There is a special grace God gave to women and that’s power of
intuition. A woman with Christ is a destiny finder and helper. So, by
the grace of God I passed Jamb and got into University of Nigeria Nsukka
and for the 4 years on campus, I paid my school fees all by myself. I
am Eucharia all by myself. There’s a reason why God allowed my father to
turn his back on me and my sisters. If I had it all perhaps, I wouldn’t
have discovered who I am and wouldn’t have been as successful as I am
today."
Eucharia came into limelight for her role in the movie series 'Glamour Girls' in 1994 and has gone on to star in over 90 movies including 'Abuja Connection' and 'Letters to a Stranger'.pulse.ng
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