Nollywood actress, Adunni Ade, has expressed her respect for her colleague Ramsey Nouah saying he was the reason she came back to Nigeria to pursue a career in Nollywood.
Speaking in a recent episode of the Hip TV show, which was hosted by reality celebrity Kim Oprah, she said that she has always admired the legendary actor and also revealed that he was behind her choice to leave her career as a model in America and come to Nigeria.
According to her, before moving to the country, Ramsey gave her a pep talk and encouraged her to pursue her goals. She was thrilled to have worked with him on set.
In her words: “He [Ramsey Nouah] was the one who gave me confirmation to move to Nigeria. I met him before I came to Nigeria and I told him what my goals and aspirations were. And he gave me a very good pep talk and I moved down.
“Imagine from 2011 never getting to work with him. And this is someone you’ve always admired. Then during a film festival, I saw him and I went to exchange pleasantries as usual”
“The next day, I got a call from the producer Chris, his very good friend, and he said, ‘Adunni, what did you give Ramsey to eat? Ramsey just cast you.
“I had goosebumps. I was so happy to work with him on set. He is so different when he is working. I’ve been featured in another project with him. I cannot disclose that right now. I have seen him as Ramsey Nouah the human being, Ramsey Nouah the director, and Ramsey Nouah the co-actor. He is just a phenomenal human being.”
The actress moved to Nigeria in 2011, but landed her first Nollywood role when she acted in the Yoruba movie titled ‘You or I’ in 2013. So far, she has featured in over 250 Nollywood movies in both English and Yoruba languages.
Written by Cheta Enyoghasi
