via-
Only a very few number of famous people are born into fame. A greater
number worked their way there. Most of the time, one’s dream job or
career does not come around from the word go; one may first make do with
whatever comes around until he finally gets to his destination.
Sometimes, when they have finally arrived, it sounds quite unbelievable
when we try to recall or make mention of what they were previously
doing.
This is exactly the case with these Nigerian celebrities.
Looking at these successful stars today, one may begin to think they’ve
been stars all their lives. Continue reading........
NUMBER 1
PATORANKING
Patrick
Nnaemeka, a.k.a, Patoranking revealed while collecting an award in 2014
that he was formerly a brick layer and a rat poison seller. Sounds so
funny! Continue reading........
NUMBER 2
LINDA IKEJI
Linda
is currently the most popular Nigerian Celebrity blogger. In order to
make ends meet, she had to work as a waitress and a model before she
finally made it to the world of fame. Sharing the experiences of those
former hard days, she says:
“I’d leave lectures, go to a hotel and
sell beer from 1 pm till 10 pm. I did this for a few months. It wasn’t
easy but I had to survive” Continue reading........
NUMBER 3
DON DJAZZY
Before becoming a musician, Don Jazzy worked as a security guard at McDonalds. Continue reading........
NUMBER 4
PSQUARE
Now
one of the most popular duo musicians, Peter used to work as a sales
boy in a super market while Paul was an electrician. Continue
reading........
NUMBER 5
CHIDIMMA EKILE
Popularly
known as Miss Kedike, Chidimma was a bussiness promoter in Lagos and a
chorister at a Redeemed Christian Church before she became a star. She
came to limelight after winning the MTN Project Fame in 2010. Continue
reading........
NUMBER 6
BANKY W
Banky W disclosed his past and how he worked as a sales boy in an interview. Read the excerpts:
“I
worked in fast foods outlets, clothing stores and as a knife salesman,
selling knives from door to door. That way, I gathered money to pay for
studio recording time. I was recording with a close friend at that time.
“After
making that music, we printed a thousand CDs though we didn’t have any
fan. I had one battered car that broke down virtually everywhere, so, we
would print black and white posters, stick them on the sides of the
car, sell from the car’s trunk and drive to salons to do marketing. We
would walk to the owners of the salons, greet politely, and ask them to
let us entertain their customers. Sometimes, some would kick us out and
sometimes some would say yes. If told yes, after singing for a minute or
two, we would sell our CDs to the customers!Continue reading........
NUMBER 7
TIWA SAVAGE
Wow!
I’ll have to say that for this beautiful lady, it was not an ugly or
difficult past. She studied Business Administration in the University of
Kent,UK and worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Continue
reading........
NUMBER 8
MERCY JOHNSON
The
now very famous, rich and sought-after Mercy Johnson was actually a
house maid before she joined the movie industry. Continue
reading........
NUMBER 9
OMOTOLA JALADE EKEINDE
Omotola
started modelling immediately after University education. She did this
while waiting for her results with which she intended taking up a job in
Business, but as fate will have it, she remained and made it in the
world of entertainment. Continue reading........
NUMBER 10
OMAWUNMI MEGBELE
Omawunmi
Megbele, the runner up on West African Idols in 2007, is one of
Nigeria’s popular female artistes. She is a brand ambassador for
GLOBACOM, Konga and Malta Guinness. She graduated from the Ambrose Alli
University with a law degree. Continue reading........
NUMBER 11
TIMAYA
This
another very funny but difficult experience. Timaya was a hustler and
plantain seller before he made it. He shares his ugly experience:
First,
I lived with a woman older than me in Port-Harcourt before I became the
Timaya that you know today. I’d been singing all these while but I
hadn’t made the any hit. I was writing my songs and hustling between
studios. The woman accommodated me after I was thrown out by my
landlord. And all through my stay, she fed me.
Of course she
handed me rules and regulations. I must be in the house by 7 pm and she
slept with me whenever she wanted, whether I liked it or not.” Continue
reading........
NUMBER 12
TONTO DIKE
These were the very words of Tonto Dike in one of the posts she shared some years ago on instagram:
“Hmmmm
looking back and all I can say iz Lord I thank you for talent oh life
waz nt easy somtimz it seemz iz d end of d world, n somtimz I even sit n
askGod why me? N somtimz I used to say why waz Int born abroad cuz I
used to think money fall frm tree ova der! Uni life waz so hard for me,
handouts I could not afford I beg frm hand to hand jst to eat!Den wil be
jeans @ alaba market if d jeanz is longer Dan me I will cut it to my
size n I will say iz rugged jeans!
I will ask frdz for favour b4
they help they will ask me to do somtin for dem eg clean their room,
help with course work jst to hav 2000 nair gosh, I never allowed dat to
pull me down play like play I finished my uni n graduate with 2nd class
Engineering!Job waz hard to get mov frm place to place until 1 day I
came across a poster dat says BE THE NEXT MOVIESTAR I applied and to GOD
be the Glory THEY called me I waz short listed for the realty TV show
tho I dint win tho I dint win but I came out 2nd and the rest iz history
so palz if I can make it in 9ja! U can also do dsame life iz full of
HARD TIMEZ but never let it break u down, never give up fight for what u
believe cause God haz iz special plan for u! Diz my life my story hope
to read urz som day n I see greatness in daz readn diz
#EasyLionEasyTiger#poko
Love
this article? use the social media buttons above to Share it with your
friends on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google Plus.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment