DEYEMI OKANLAWON REVEALS ACTING WASN’T HIS FIRST CHOICE
Nollywood Actor Deyemi Okanlawon has opened up on his career as an actor and how he did not take fully to acting as his first choice.
He added that it was important to keep pitching your skills through your journey no matter how successful you are, as being an actor finally opened up his path to event hosting.
He stated that his initial interest was “event hosting” adding that when he first ventured into the industry 12 years ago, he was very devastated when it failed.
“Over 12 years ago my first area of interest in entertainment was event hosting/compering (I had a list of about 10 skills acting was close to the last). Did a few free gigs for friends and family and I was confident I had something to offer,” he said in an interview.
“So as a former sales &marketing executive I came up with a brilliant plan that got me meetings with several event planners. I was even ready to work for cheap/free to kick off my MC career, but no one ever called back, I was devastated at what seemed then like a failure.”
The actor who featured in the Nollywood hit series Blood Sisters insisted that all dreams are valid but timing is crucial to the process.
He added that it was important to keep pitching your skills through your journey no matter how successful you are, as being an actor finally opened up his path to event hosting.
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