Some Nigerian celebrities have fizzled out of the industry. Yet there are others who have stayed consistent to continue to remain relevant. They happened to start off as children celebrities.
At a young age, they have already carved a niche for themselves and built a healthy fan base. They have tasted fame doing what they know how to do as children. In Nigeria, we have many of them. However, we are doing a throwback to those of them that are still very relevant and significant till date.
They include:
Williams Uchemba
William Uchemba, who got married lately to his heartthrob, is probably the most popular child star to have come out of Nollywood in the 90s.
He was in hot demand for child roles because of his acting prowess and the believable way he portrayed his characters. He went off the Nollywood radar and came back to be an Instagram sensation with his hilarious skits.
Denrele Edun
Who would forget Denrele from the popular Kiddies programme- ‘Kiddies Vision 101’ on NTA? He didn;’t stop there, he also starred in the popular campus drama in the early 2000s ‘Twilight Zone’.
Today Denrele is one of the big wigs media personality, highly-sought after and influential. He has host uncountable numbers of shows on different TV networks.
Benita Okojie
Benita stole our hearts with her angelic and melodious voice in her hit song’ Osemudiamen.’
She took a break to pursue her education. The mother of two has not retired from singing as she continues to release music albums.
Sharon Ezeamaka
Watching Sharon Ezeamaka in the now rested drama series ‘Dear mother’, from a tender age she exhibited her talented acting skills. We can’ t forget the chubby girl who has now transformed into a beautiful curvy young woman.
We all saw this when she was cast for the popular MTV Base series ‘Shuga.’ Sharon is one child star that we love her story.
Olumide Owuru
The is the new kid in the block, Olumide Owuru broke into fame in childhood. He rose to stardom after starring in popular comedy series ‘The Johnsons’ where he played the role of ‘Tari’.
He moved to be a regular face in some movies and TV series, especially in MTV Base’s ‘Shuga’ where he played the role of a teenager born with the HIV virus.