Nigerian Comedian and Actor, Real Warri Pikin, sat with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude and founder of Joy, Inc., to share her attempted suicide story due to a 22 million naira debt, her acting stint in King of Boys movie part one, and the fraud allegation levelled against her.
On her seemingly hidden role in King of Boys part one, she said, “I have always wanted to do acting and entertainment. I used to follow Kemi Adetiba because I am such a fan of hers. She was the host of Maltina Dance Hall, and when I participated, I was like, ‘I’d love to do what she is doing.’ Kemi was one of the first five people I followed when I joined Instagram in 2014. Later, she made a post that she wanted two of her fans, a male and a female, to do a cameo appearance. I won, and I was so happy.”
“In 2017/2018, my husband and I had financial issues, and I didn’t get the amount of help I had expected,” she said while narrating her 22 million naira debt ordeal. “On June 6, 2018, a ‘big man’ had requested my presence and subtly hinted that I would need to return in the night for ‘some play.’ This triggered me to buy the drugs I overdosed on on that same day,” she added.
Furthermore, on the fraud allegations raised by some fans and blogs, she shared her story on the investigations carried out on an investment company to validate their claims before she signed the contract with them and how she was informed that they had to shut down operations based on undisclosed reasons.
According to Real Warri Pikin, all of these experiences shaped her into who she is now and the type of content she creates.
Watch an excerpt from the interview here:
#WithChude is a network of media products across TV, Film and podcasts telling stories that enable and strengthen the mind, the heart, and the spirit. The weekly interviews are widely syndicated across terrestrial television and social media platforms, reaching an average of 8 million people weekly – positioning it as the most watched and most syndicated weekly talk show (digital + traditional) in the region. It has become a safe space for guests to talk about things publicly for the first time. Actor Joke Silva revealed that her husband Olu Jacobs was dealing with dementia with Lewy body for the first time on the show, and producer Kemi Afolabi opened up about her experience dealing with Lupus on #WithChude. That month, Lupus and Kemi Afolabi were among the top Google Nigeria searches. The interviews have been featured everywhere, from the BBC to the New York Times. The documentary and travelogue series #ChudeExplains has tackled issues from criminal justice reform to Gen Z coming of age. The show launches the #WithChude Global series in 2023.
All past and new episodes of #WithChude can be watched here. You can also watch the premiere of new episodes every Saturday on Channels TV at 1 pm, with reruns every Sunday on Wazobia TV Channel 98 at 5 pm, and every Tuesday on Rave Tv at 5 pm.
An extended play podcast is up on listen.withchude.com, as well as on Apple Premium.
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