I thought I was going to die – Actress Ngozi Nwosu

Before                                                             After

When news filtered that the veteran actress was ailing, rumours went rife, speculations unending. In December 2012, ‘ije kpoms’ was flown to a UK hospital where she underwent series of treatment for kidney related disease. Today she is back and tells her story in an interview with Jayne Augoye:

On her ordeal…

I was positive throughout the experience but at a point I thought I would die and not make it to 50.  But I have received the grace of God, and He has given me a new lease of life. It is like a second coming to life. God has given me my life, it is a gift I really treasure. And my advice to people is: just live your life, nobody knows tomorrow. I felt it was something I could handle on my own. So, it was as if I turned a deaf ear, thinking and praying that it would be over soon; until God said, ‘ No, my daughter,  I will handle it the best way for you, and here I am today.”

They (critics) said so many crazy things but I don’t want to think about it. I just want to thank God that I am alive today. I also thank the critics because they have contributed to making me strong and alive to prove them wrong. To those who felt this was the end of Ngozi Nwosu, I just want to tell them that this is just the beginning of Ngozi Nwosu.

If she has returned to movie set as rumoured…

I have only gone on the set of Fuji House of Commotion because I played a major role there, because they had been waiting for me all along and had run out of episodes. So I just had to be there to play a little of my role. It is just to tell people that I am still alive and I will be back on track.

I still need to rest, and if I have to work, I’ll do that at my own pace. I’m not going back to work fully. You will see that my gait is not really smooth. For now, I’m using a walking stick and that is going to take some time. I will be taking everything at my own pace, until I get back to the normal Ngozi Nwosu.

So what is that thing she wishes for the future…

 In fact I just wish someone can come and park the latest car in my house, and build a house for me. I don’t want my case to be like that of the Nigerian flag designer, Taiwo Akinkunmi, who almost died before they recognised him.