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David and Jessica Oyelowo

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David and Jessica Oyelowo David Oyelowo (born 1 April 1976 in Oxford) is an English actor of Nigerian descent. He is married to actress Jessica Oyelowo and they have three sons.
His best known role - his performance as King Henry VI
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Oge Okoye

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Can you give a brief insight into your family and educational life?
Well, there is nothing much to know about me except that I'm Oge Okoye, an actress, the only child of her parents, born in London grew up in Nigeria in the eastern part of the country, Primary/Secondary schools in Enugu State, went to Nnamdi Azikwe University, Oka for my first degree, I read Theatre Arts and graduated in 2004. What else? My dad is late, my mother is still very much alive, she resides in Spain but she's very much with me now in Nigeria because of the business she does here; she's going back soon.

Why do people think you are a snub?
I really don't know why they think I'm a snub, what I only know is that everybody has his or her own opinion about people and if someone now thinks I'm a snub then that person must really be one. My friends know that I'm a very jovial person, a down to earth fellow.

What are those things that have changed about you now that you are a married woman?
Nothing, my husband is someone who is very accommodating. To him, I have my life to live, he has his so, nothing has really changed about me. The only thing now is that I have a little bit of sense of responsibility now unlike before. Even, if I am out there working, I try to call and ask about the welfare of my family at home. You know, no matter how you want to look at it, it's the woman that takes care of the house, so I am doing everything to keep up to expectation to make it work.

The Oge I used to know is a party freak, a good dancer and a high flying person, has marriage taken all this from you?
Laughter, marriage has not really taken all that from me o.

Really! You still club?
Yes I do o, I still go to club with my friends and he understands, though I try to minimize things so as not to blow it out of proportion.

You club without your husband around you, how does he feel about this?
He doesn't feel irrational about it, it's not something I do all the time, I have my life to live and he allows me to have my freedom no matter how. The little time I have, I try to spend it with a few friends I have who hardly see me and my husband understands this.

Ok, how do you handle some fans who wouldn't want to take no for an answer?
Honestly, it's a really hard one, in as much as we appreciate our fans; one should not indulge them when they try to go extra miles. Speaking in generality now, we get mad at this set of fans that are so stubborn and wont take no for an answer. Even if you tell them you are married, they would insist that they still want to be with you, we face all sort of embarrassment on a daily basis, though, it's expected, and it's a price to pay for stardom.

How many movies have you shot since you started out?
I have lost count. I can't even remember, more than 300 movies

You must be very buoyant financially considering that figure?
Well, it's worthwhile, it's good, it's really something you will sit down and smile, you know, (laughter) to God be the glory.

What is your most valuable possession at the moment?
My Son is my most valuable possession

What do you want to tell your fans about yourself?
I just want to tell my fans that I'm married and I have a son and I want them to see me as a human being like them, as human beings we are bound to make mistakes, so, since no man can claim to rise above infallibility, it's expected of me to make mistakes, so they shouldn't see me as a snub but as part of them. I'm not super human.


 

The Untold story of Clarion Chukwurah

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Clarion

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How she had her son at 18
Her escapades on stage and on screen
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Nigerian Model Ifeoma Yolanda Jones

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Nigerian model, IfeomIfeoma Yolanda Jonesa Yolanda Jones, became the first Nigerian to be signed by Ford Model World, the biggest model agency in the world.

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