Nollywood actress Eucharia Anunobi has opened up on her pre-fame struggles and her difficult relationship with her father.
In an emotional interview on a podcast, she said her father strongly objected to her education and ambitions because he believed educating a girl child was a waste, since they would end up getting married.
She claimed he stopped supporting her education despite being financially well-off and even cut ties with her after she refused to follow his chosen career path.
The veteran said she entered modelling, which became her means of financing her education and supporting her studies.
The veteran actress recalled a sad moment when her father locked her in her room for six months, because she refused to fill out employment forms her father wanted her to submit for an office job. She said her father passed the forms under the door after locking her in the room and insisted she complete them. Despite his pressure, she stood her ground and refused to sign it.
Eucharia disclosed that her father unofficially disowned her and disapproved of her acting career, leading her to sneak out of the house and sometimes jump the fence to attend auditions.
Her turning point came after she won her first award in London for the film Glamour Girls, which improved her relationship with her father, as he blessed her when she returned home and presented the award to him.