Nollywood actress cum Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy Governorship candidate in Lagos state, Funke Akindele, has opened up on the saddest day of her life.
Raye24reporters reports that the movie producer, while speaking with Wazobia FM on her latest movie ‘Battle On Buka Street’, recounted how a difficult life situation left her broken as she cried all day.
When asked about a particular scene that gave her a serious tough time in the movie, Funke Akindele referenced her fight scene with Mercy Johnson.
The mother of two said she was crying and praying to God over the undisclosed issue when she got a call for the movie shoot.
According to Funke, she took a deep breath and encouraged herself not to give up as troubled times are not always permanent.
She said: “Okay, I want my fans to note this scene. Ha, the fight scene between Mercy [Johnson Okojie] and I, that scene I shot it on the saddest day of my life. I was emotionally down. I cried finish.
I cried cried cried, prayed, knelt down, cried, cried, cried. They now called me to come and shoot. Ha! My sister, I breathed in and out. I now told myself “don’t give up Funke!
“Troubled times will come, but it will go. It will pass. Change na the only thing wey constant. This time will change, that is how I put myself together. [They shouted] “Action!”, that is how I did it.
“Once they cut, that’s how I started crying again. I will go to one corner, clean my eye, “Action” again, I pick up. Till I finished the film. So my fans, I want you to note that scene. That scene I filmed it on the saddest day of my life.”