[EXCLUSIVE]: AN EVENING WITH NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS AND ‘MISFIT’ STAR CHARACTER: IJEOMA GRACE AGU

On saturday evening, the 19th of October, 2013, I was opportuned to spend some time on twitter with the beautiful award winning Nollywood actress and sole star character of MISFIT, IJEOMA GRACE AGU

She talked a little about the coming soon movie MISFIT in which she starred as the main character. Also, she threw more light on ‘Acting’ and other intriguing things.

Read Excerpts Below: Enjoy!

Edoziemcv: Good afternoon Miss/Mrs Ijeoma Grace Agu.
Ijeoma: Good afternoon Mr Edoziem. It’s Miss for now.

Edoziemcv: lol noted! Ijeoma? Igbo sure.. What state are you from ?
Ijeoma: I am from Imo State.

Edoziemcv: wow cool.. Same here.. So what inspired U into acting?
Ijeoma: Growing up in front of the television and constantly in an imagined world.

Edoziemcv: lol nice nice.. So surely u’v got role models.. Who are they?
Ijeoma: Sure, they are Meryl Streep, Genevieve Nnaji, Julia Roberts

Edoziemcv: Nice models. We’v heard about actresses bedding directors for muvie role. Hw did you get your role in MISFIT
Ijeoma: Worked with the director (@filmic25)years ago. Then sometime this year he came to see my one-man show Chronicles of Heriones and that sealed it.

Edoziemcv: nice. So is ‘Misfit’ ur first professional muvie??
Ijeoma: No dear. Google my name.

“No dear. Google my name”

Edoziemcv: wow I will surely. Award winning actress? How many awards have you claimed?
Ijeoma: Just one the #30Nigeria Award Grant from Stratford East UK, nominated Best Rising Star NMA2013. There be more.

Edoziemcv: Respect!. Actresses can be very weird atimes. Can you act nude ? Even for any amount? Be honest
Ijeoma: No

Edoziemcv: lol.. So far So good.. What’s the sweetest feeling being a “Star”? A “celeb”?
Ijeoma: I am not a celebrity yet so wouldnt know.

Edoziemcv: Ok.. So are your parents very much in support of ur world? The “Gracey world”? The “World of an actress”?
Ijeoma: They are very supportive.

Edoziemcv: nice. So are we expecting to see you in nollywood as a full time actress like Ini Edo and the rest, soon??
Ijeoma: I’m an Actor in Nollywood.

Edoziemcv: oh! I really need to google the ‘name’.So which notable nollywood star have you starred with? If yes, which movie?
Ijeoma: Bimbo Akintola (HOODRUSH ), Monalisa Chinda (KISS AND TELL ) etc

Edoziemcv: impressive. Any weakness during acting? How do u overcome it?
Ijeoma: How do you mean ‘weakness’? Explain please.

Edoziemcv: fear, fluency, temper, eloquency etc..
Ijeoma: When acting you take on a character and you get to travel the emotional journey of said character.

“When acting you take on a character and you get to travel the emotional journey of said character.”

Edoziemcv: beautiful. So come november/december, MISFIT should be hitting our cinemas ryt? Lol. The trailer is really mouthwatering
Ijeoma: Yes hopefully, Thank you

Edoziemcv: cool. So “what does it take to be free”?
Ijeoma: watch MISFIT and find out.

Edoziemcv: haha . So what’s your advice for other upcoming actresses? And apart from acting, what else do you do professionaly?
Ijeoma: Acting is all I do. To aspiring actors be sure this is what you want to do and then just do it!

“Acting is all I do. To aspiring actors be sure this is what you want to do and then just do it!”

Edoziemcv: nice, I hope they all heard. So wedding bells anytime soon??? *winks* lol
Ijeoma: You’d be the 10th to know *straight face*

Edoziemcv: lolz so Whats your advice for me, as a blogger and a scriptwriter ?
Ijeoma: Do your research and be sure this is your calling.

Edoziemcv: Thanks a lot.. Any shoutout befored we call it an evening?
Ijeoma: To every one who hs believed in my gift @filmic25 @didovfx @jokesilva @MealdredO family and friends. Thank you

Edoziemcv: Alright. Tnx a lot Miss Ijeoma Grace Agu, for your time. Big Upz in all U do.MISFIT #Anticipating
Ijeoma: Amen! Thanks for having me

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