Nollywood actor, Ramsey Noah, has spoken on his experiences growing up, including having to live under bridges and beg for food in Lagos.The actor who can now be classified as veteran, has
had very bad experiences before he got to stardom, experiences that were
painful and distressing, making sure that he has now tasted two sides
of the coin. The Nollywood ‘lover boy’ said his journey to stardom
proves that there is no shortcut to success but through hard work and
determination.
In a chat with Stargist, the handsome actor recalled how he once lived under the bridge while growing up with his mother.
“I
lived on the streets and in a store which could accommodate a mat with
my mother. My mother and I squeezed ourselves in that mat.
“Those
were the times when things got really bad for
my mother and I and we
had nothing. It was so bad that we didn’t have a home to live in. We
didn’t even have a cup to drink water, talk more of a stove to cook on.
My mother had to borrow, beg and stuff like that.
“Those
moments, those terrible moments we had nothing and we were living off
people. People were just helping us out. There were times we didn’t have
food to eat three or four days. You haven’t eaten and your stomach is
rumbling but you don’t have any place to go.
“It was
unfortunate that there were no records so that we can have memories we
could play back now. To me, I am so extremely grateful that I went
through it. At that time, I hated everybody around me. In fact, I used
to question why God was doing this to me. But I think God knew that I
needed this for my future”.
The father of two added:
“These were moments when I was young. I didn’t realise the gravity of poverty we were in” .
There
have been far more appalling success stories but it never makes the
experience any easier to forget, but makes one appreciate the present
even more.
Noah has now qualified for this with his perseverance and grit.
