Nigerian talented actress and producer Funke Aaklindele-Bello, on her new YouTube channel, has shared some things about herself many were not privy of.

The actress and mom of two opened up on her career and how she almost gave up acting.

In her words;
“I am going to be very personal here, talk about some things I’ve been through in life and liken them to whatever you are going through right now.


“Many young people are going through a lot to survive. Struggles, challenges, obstacles and they may want to give up.

“I want you to look at me and my story. When I started acting in 1998, I remember how I struggled to get up there, I got a lot of “no’s”. I was the ‘queen’ of auditions and ‘wakapass’ roles. I would read so well and people will clap, I will be so excited and would think when I get the list, I would get a supporting role. But all I got were roles like church extracts. I remember crying on those occasions.

“But my mother would tell me that I’ve got the passion and it is a God-given talent. She would give me money for my transport fare; sometimes I would trek to some places then take a bus to meet up.

“I could count the number of shoes I had then, maybe two or three. But today, the story has changed. Things changed for me positively.

“After ‘I need to know’, I didn’t get any more roles, I went down; I got back to attending auditions and lobbying, calling people and knocking on doors but none opened. I felt I had lost my chance.

“I can remember going for a project and I met an actress who spoke to the producer on my behalf. I remember going to Oshogbo for the movie, I packed all my clothes, I was so happy because I was told I was going to play a supporting role. I got there, and we were supposed to film but something happened to the generator and we couldn’t film. I was waiting to be called to film in my hotel room but they did not.

“On the fifth day, they called me and I was shocked. I was asked to play the role of a secretary in two scenes. This was after playing a major role in ‘I need to know’. It was devastating for me, I was crying but an actor advised me to take it.

“I took the stipends I was given and went back to Lagos. There were different situations like that where I could have given up but my mother’s words kept encouraging me till I got my big break to produce my own movie.

“So, do not give up, be expectant,” she said.

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INSPIRING!!! No matter what we might face, there's always light at the end of the tunnel.. Be strong!

Quiters don't win. Ask Abraham Lincoln and Buhari... Wedding MC

I am so glad you found love again, you have two bundles of joy and you are happy...Love is so sweet when you come in contact with the right person

Back in the days of I need to know.

You really tried to keep the light burning.

God please help me to reach my destination

the truth is that she is not that pretty. so most producers didn't want to give her major roles forgetting that talent is everything. she has now made a name for herself. I thank God for your life.

So inspiring. Truly in life, no one can put a limit on you without your permission. "If you think you can, you can; if you think you can't, you are right" - Henry Ford

#decidecommitbecome
#You_are_who_you_think_you_are

How old are you?

every succesful person has had the "almost gave up story in the past"

� I need to know
If education is the key
Then why do you deny it �

That theme song still rings in my head.
There's one fair girl in that series that was Funke's friend. She's got sexy lips. I think she stopped acting since then.

I once saw her around 2002 when they were using ronik secondary school for that them show with that other fair babe. Na trek dem trek from busstop to the school. She has paid her dues

Is never easy in movie industry.. that's how one producer pound my ass before I was future in a wakapass role

okay, you are free for now cos it seems the moderator is washing its weekends clothes at the backyard

hmmn, the d...k is damn tick but the pu...y seems tight that two men had to pin down the lady. Even the look on the lady!

Albeit, nobody should ban me ooo, I was only describing what I saw. I am not a supporter of indecency and inappropriateness I think it's high time the mgt of this site had a mechanism that automatically ban pornographical materials. For instance, my chrome browser can never display anything inappropriate.

only persevere and work hard the is yours

dam that dick is huge.

She needs to dump the gold digger guy as well

BigBelleControl:
� I need to know
If education is the key
Then why do you deny it �

That theme song still rings in my head.
There's one fair girl in that series that was Funke's friend. She's got sexy lips. I think she stopped acting since then.

whao, my own crush back then was a slim dark girl... she looks like an Hausa girl. She's a shining ebony with straight back.

droptrend205:



“I can remember going for a project and I met an actress who spoke to the producer on my behalf. I remember going to Oshogbo for the movie, I packed all my clothes, I was so happy because I was told I was going to play a supporting role. I got there, and we were supposed to film but something happened to the generator and we couldn’t film. I was waiting to be called to film in my hotel room but they did not.

“On the fifth day, they called me and I was shocked. I was asked to play the role of a secretary in two scenes. This was after playing a major role in ‘I need to know’. It was devastating for me, I was crying but an actor advised me to take it.

That movie is “Iru Oka featuring Ramsey Nouah and Ayo Adesanya.. Jide Kosoko and Rachel Oniga

just believe and dont u ever give up ..BT I still got a feeling dis words are indirect speech to waje who want to quit her career cos of some difficult situation
.....BT in a matter of fact is a word to the youths of Nigeria who might be
experiencing some difficult situation or the other ...pls don't give up thou is not easy to hold on BT still be patient and never give up....

bodee:
whao, my own crush back then was a slim dark girl... she looks like an Hausa girl. She's a shining ebony with straight back.

She lied. She wasn't lead in I need to know

It goes to tell what goes through ur mind.
I can tell you where u'll b in 5 years with this mindset