In an interview with Saturday Tribune,
Mercy Johnson Okojie opens up about life before the fame, money and
marriage. She talks about how she once lived in an uncompleted building
and how she was inspired to start acting after watching one of Genevieve
Nnaji's movies. Excerpt below...
Sometimes when I cry in movies, it isn't the script that
makes me cry. When I recall my humble beginning, I give thanks to God. When I
remember how we moved into an uncompleted building and had to take cover
whenever it rained because of the condition of the house; how my brother did a
menial job as a bricklayer to earn a living and those days when we rolled over
a stick to cover the windows up till the point when I started acting and raised
money to cover the roof… I recall those days we were living with lizards
because the floor and the walls of the house were not plastered, or when I had
scars as a result of my several falls.” Continue...
Google releases its Zeitgeist list every December, highlighting the
top trending searches all over the world over the previous year. In
Nigeria, top actress Mercy Johnson returned in the list again this year
as Google’s Most Searched Nollywood Celeb, while the shocking deaths of
music star Goldie Harvey and Paul Walker top the list.Other Top searches
on the list are Wizkid as the Most Searched Musician, Beverly Osu,
Chelsea FC, Range Rover Sport, How to Kiss and What is Money.
Mercy Johnson is no doubt a talented actress no wonder she’s got so many fans.
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Mercy Johnson-Okojie took to Twitter this morning to hit back at
Nollywood Movie Marketers who are planning to ban her for being too
expensive.
