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Ace Actor Ireti Doyle reveals how she shot to stardom

Afnews Editor

May 03, 2020

Veteran Nollywood actress, Ireti Doyle has revealed how a colleague's role she took over years back shot her to stardom.

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The actress who has been acting for the past 25 years, stated that the first lead role she played in the movie, Dilemma, was for another actress who didn't show up.

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She wrote:

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"I had been referred to this producer by a senior colleague. I read for a minor part and got the role. A few days prior to shooting, I was called in for a table read. For whatever reason (you call it luck, I call it grace) the girl who had been cast in the lead did not turn up and I was asked to stand-in for her. Halfway through the read, the producer looked up and said ÔÇØ o boy, e like say na dis girl go play this character o!ÔÇØ. And that; is how I got cast in my first lead role in a Nollywood film.

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Name of movie: "DilemmaÔÇØ Produced & Directed by Theophilus Akatugba that year.Moral of the story: "OpportunityÔÇØ can present itself at anytime; question is ....are you ready?As a run up to my IG live session tomorrow, I'll be sharing some of my experiences with auditions and getting the roles that I have, in the course my career to help give context to some of the things I'll be sharing. Can't believe it's been 25 years... a quarter of a century....sheesh!!Remember its tomorrow on IG live at 4-5PM#MasterTheCraft#BirthdayLoading,ÔÇØ she captioned.

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