Veteran Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus, has opened up about the systemic challenges that make it difficult for Nigerian actors to break into Hollywood, citing entrenched stereotypes and casting biases. Speaking during a conversation with Arrow House, Damasus said many Hollywood filmmakers still hold outdated views of what Africans should look and sound like, which ultimately…
Nollywood actress Stella Damasus has revealed that her family’s original surname, Ojukwu, was changed during the Nigerian civil war to avoid being targeted. In an interview with media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Damasus explained that the decision was made during the Biafran war when people in her hometown of Asaba were attacked due to perceived ties…
In a candid conversation with popular media personality Teju Babyface, veteran Nollywood actress Stella Damasus revealed that she believes religion played a significant role in what she considers the “biggest mistake” of her life. Damasus opened up about a past marriage that lasted only eight months and explained that she was pressured by a church,…
Famous Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus, faces severe backlash after opening up about her divorce from her ex-husband, Daniel Ademinokan. It would be recalled that the second marriage of the actress to Daniel Ademinokan ended their union in 2020. Daniel had abandoned Doris Simon and took their only child along with him to the United States…
