Nollywood actress Funke Ayotunde Akindele has spoken about her beginnings as she showers herself with prayers.
Funke Akindele responded to a tweet that spoke about one being alone in his ir her hustle.
The actress reacted by telling the writer that her beginning was not easy. She recalled the emotional and physical stress after working like a machine to be where she is.
She prayed to God for more strength, wisdom and knowledge to continue to be a force to reckon with.
She tweeted, “Hmmm wasn’t easy!!! The physical and emotional stress!!! I worked like a machine!! All I can do now is to look back and thank God. I pray for more strength, wisdom and knowledge to continue to be a force to reckon with. Amen.”
Of the truth, Funke Akindele is a force to reckon with in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Recall that she set a record for the Nigeria film industry as the first ever Nollywood film to enter a billion naira even in a short period of time.
Funke Akindele made over one billion naira G the box office, becoming the first Nigerian artiste to ever achieve such a feat.
Her movies, A Tribe Called Judah, Battle On Buka Street and Omo Ghetto The Saga are respectively the highest grossing Nollywood film of all time.
Kemi Filani also recalls that Funke Akindele slammed her trolls while she spoke about her survival in the movie industry.
She dropped a message on her Instagram story and X app speaking about how she’s not defined by any category she is being placed.
The mother of two boys spoke about being an underdog in the industry and how she keeps pushing the boundaries in the Nigerian cinema.
She further cheers her readers not to give up on their dreams because her success is not measured by accolades rather by the stories being told and the lives impacted.
