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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Actor Chidi Mokeme Reveals He Took A Break From Acting Due To Facial Paralysis

Nollywood actor, Chidi Mokeme has opened up on why he took a break from the movie Industry for a while.





He revealed that he had Bell’s Palsy, a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face.

In an interview with Channels TV, Mokeme narrated how he stayed off the premiere of Seventy-Six to focus on his health.

He said, ‘’I have been off the seen for a while, after we did the promotion for ‘76 and we went to the Toronto film festival.
“We were preparing to go for a trip in the UK for the British International film festival and I was suffering from something called Bell’s palsy, it comes like a stroke and it affects one side of the eye and doctor said it was incurable because they did not know how to treat it.

“For an actor if you come back with something that affect your face and you can imagine what it might look like at that time and I wanted to come for the premier for the ‘76 at the time but the attention was more focus on the face at the time than the premier and it as not something I could work with and I decided to take time off to go sort out the problem.
‘’I considered myself who has always being mentally strong and I am a student of life and I take life very serious and I focus on God.
- Channels TV

32 comments:

  1. May God heal him permanently.

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    1. Amen.


      I can imagine how he felt as a public figure.

      It is well with you, my great actor.๐Ÿ˜

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    2. Drugs nearly destroyed Chidi. Our G.Q of those days

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  2. You did a good job as Scar in Shanty town... role well delivered thumps up

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  3. Actor's Actor ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’
    Thank God for your health
    At 50,still killing it.

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  4. I'm on episode 2 of Shanty town, so far so good. Chidi is a really handsome dude (Tall dark and handsome). Mercy BBN did well, Peter okoye also.

    Nollywood is getting there, kudos to them. Make I go complete am.

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    1. Everybody was great in that movie. Very short but interesting.

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    2. 09:08 I meant the new faces I saw did well from the few episodes I've seen. The Veterans were unquestionably great and super talented.

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    3. May God heal you Chidi. He can do it, trust him.

      BTW, I had a dream where I was walking behind a man not knowing he was a mad man, he suddenly stop and bent down n started drawing/moving backward towards me.
      Omo, I ran back, luckily saw a hilux car that stopped to pick someone, got to the car n told them, they told me to enter, I did n lo and behold, they wear soldiers. They helped and dropped me. I thanked them and left with the other lady. I felt so relieved.
      Thank you Lord for today, protect and light our ways with favours, amen.

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    4. Pretty girlie same here

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    5. Very cute! He can get it ๐Ÿฅฐ

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  5. A legend! Stay strong, sending you tons of love

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  6. May God give you the Mental strength to deal with this.
    I know Someone who woke up 1 morning and her Face dropped.
    It wasn't Easy 4 her and her Family.
    Rumours sprang up that " Them do her"
    Months later,She woke up and her Face was Ok.
    She is married and Lives in the UK with her Family.
    NB!!! Bell's Palsy is a 1 off occurrence, well at least for this lady i wrote about.
    It happened to her when she was 19 and till date, she never experienced it again and she Will be 43 soon.

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    1. @Marie, you're quite right. It happened to my friend's 15 yo son few years ago. It wore off after a few months, thank God, 'cos it was scary. Ayettymama

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  7. Perfect healing is yours in Jesus name.

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  8. By his stripes you are healed in Jesus name ๐Ÿ™

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  9. Chidi plays mc oluomo, and RMD played Lagos landlord

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  10. May God perfect your healing, Chidi

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  11. You are healed Chidi,in Jesus Name.

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  12. God's speed handsome ๐Ÿ™

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  13. Eeya,it is well with you my handsome and talented actor.

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  14. Thank God! More healings in Jesus Name

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  15. He should find a good doctor. It is curable. I am speaking from experience not hearsay

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  16. Bell's palsy is caused by a virus. Treated with high dose steroids! In other people, no need for treatment only a watch and wait approach till it wears off. No cause for alarm here!

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  17. These are the real actors of nollywood,these are people who made nollywood fun while growing up. Healing to you and I hope it is well with Genny wherever she is.

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  18. Chidi my crush then๐Ÿ˜, may God permanent your healing. Such a great actor.

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