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Annie Idibia talks about her difficult childhood
Nollywood actress, Annie Idibia recently opened up about her difficult childhood experiences and how she lost a brother to tuberculosis due to lack of money for medical treatment.
For Annie — who is also the wife of Nigerian RnB hit maker, Tuface — life might not have been a bed of roses, but she would have had a better life as a child if not for her parent’s divorce.
The Nollywood star took to her Instagram to reveal her pain, grief, and triumph.
She said, “I was born with a silver spoon (not gold ooo)went to a private nursery and primary school before the separation of our parents.”
Annie narrated how life became so cruel to her family after the divorce of their parents which also led to the death of her sibling.
She explained, “This is actually the true story of my life as a kid raised by a single struggling mother with four Kids.We Lost Our baby brother to Tuberculosis for lack of good treatment/money, RIP Emmanuel.”
“I remember very clearly as a kid at age 10 or 11, every evening I walked from Igbogosho crossing, the famous Lekki Expressway to Jakande just to fetch water for cooking.
“It was always me, my elder brother, and friends, we made every evening a fun-filled one, we catch up to play, sing and danced all the way and back.We never knew what electricity was for three years or even Television set.”
The actress, however, said she didn’t let those hard times take the better part of her as she fought the battles of life by believing in herself and not giving up.
“I always knew somewhere deep in my heart That I “Annie” was created for bigger and better things, that this right here isn’t my life.
“Today, see how far God has brought us, It wasn’t easy, but I always knew my life was more than that life. Thank you Lord for turning my life around from that girl that use to help her mom sell Pepper Soup after School, whose mom was “the cook’. That girl who had to start her first degree as a part-time student because she had to be at work by 7am-6pm (marketing n selling magazine)and rush to LASU Ikoyi campus by 6:30.
“I was always late to class and everyone just thought I was unserious because I was always late to Class. Struggled as a model because I was too short so I didnt go far. I also tried anchoring a music show. So Many doors were slammed on my face.
” God has Proven that he is God in my Life. He has taken me to Places and heights I had never imagined or dreamt of. He has made me ‘Annie Macaulay Idibia’. “
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