Genevieve Nnaji has
announced the winner of the “Act the part” online contest, which kicked off
three weeks ago as 18year old aspiring actress, Bola Suru.
Bola, a university
admission seeker exhibited undeniable acting skills which shot her to the
frontline in the contest amidst thousands of contestants who sent in videos
re-enacting a role from a Nollywood movie of their choice.
The young aspiring actress
could not contain her joy when she received the news. “I have practically been
praying about this since I emerged one of the three finalists. My sister
actually found out about the competition and encouraged me to be a part of it.
I am so excited about this”, says Bola.
“Genevieve inspires me so
much and I really can’t wait to meet her and ask all the many questions I need
answers to as it concerns acting as a career”, she adds excitedly.
From the numerous entries
received for the contest, three acts made it through the tough selection
process and were announced as finalists last week: Bola Suru, Michael Akan and
Chioma Okoye. Bola emerged winner via popular votes.
Bola Suru |
Bola came tops for
re-enacting a role from the movie, Broken Heart; Michael’s re-enactment of his
role from the movie Ije, which features Genevieve Nnaji earned him the second
position while Chioma came third for her role from the movie Mirror Boy.
The Amstel Malta brand
ambassador, Genevieve Nnaji also expressed her delight over the passionate
participation from her fans. “I started off my career at the age of eight, so
seeing young talents very keen about what they do gives me so much pleasure
because I can relate to that really well. I’m very thankful to Amstel Malta for
this amazing opportunity and I look forward to meeting Bola Suru. We are definitely
going to have a fun day together”. she said.
As winner of the
competition, Bola will spend a fun filled day with the superstar actress and
also win a fab makeover courtesy of Amstel Malta.
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