Temisan Olaifa
Nollywood filmmaker, Funke Akindele, Falz, Kiekie, and other creative voices have shared their life stories on the Chude Live Conversation Show.
Speaking during the show on Sunday night, entrepreneur and storyteller Chude Jideonwo said the live conversation show was his debut of #WithChude Live.
According to Jideonwo, it is not just a talk show but a space where laughter, vulnerability, wisdom, and healing collide.
He said the show had created an atmosphere where people of all ages, especially young Nigerians, could sit in rooms filled with possibility and leave feeling seen, heard, and deeply moved.
Sharing her experience, Akindele said the show was all about humanity.
She added that the live show was for the audience to listen to celebrities on how they shared their stories, pains, and joy.
“There was a video on social media that some women mocked me that I don’t have a husband.
“My God. I see all the insults on social media. I see all the posts that show how I left one husband for another one.
“I cried, cried, and cried. I just told myself, you need to speak to someone about this. You can’t continue like this.
“I told myself that I needed to speak, I reached out, and I started speaking. After that, I felt better. Things I couldn’t tell people out there. I spoke to my therapist and I was better.
“So, I want to advise you out there. You need to speak up. You need it. You can’t take everything. I’m a very strong person now. I have the strength to face any challenges in life.
“After the whole blackmailing, I got tougher. I started putting the story about my life into writing, even though I almost lost it mentally, but I used the mockery to produce a film,” she said.
Akindele, sharing her story about crossing the one billion views in one of her films at the box office, said before that time, a filmmaker told her that she could not make the feat.
She said one of her priorities was to empower the next filmmakers and to create several movie stars in the Nollywood industry.
Also, Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, popularly known as Kiekie, a media personality and a social media/fashion influencer, said it was a privilege to be on the show.
Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, a rapper, songwriter, and actor, said, “the endsars period was one of the craziest and toughest times in my life but I did not have any regrets participating in the protest.
“In my life, I was taught never to regret my actions; the Endsars protest was a moment that was monumental, so more than anything, I appreciated how I participated in the struggle.”
Other popular personalities who shared their stories are comedian Bovi Ugboma and rapper and renowned faith leader Pastor Jerry Eze.
The rest are Veekee James, Moses Bliss, Taaooma, and Hauwa Lawal, who shared how they manage their mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being while navigating fame, online scrutiny, and the ever-present pressure to remain relevant.
