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 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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