By Efe Onodjae, edited by Ayo Onikoyi

The 2023 Screen Perfect winner, Urenna Blessing Madubuike, popularly known as Belz, has revealed that her parents did not initially support her acting career. However, they had no choice but to accept it when they witnessed her breakthrough.

Blessing, who clinched a whopping 5 million naira at the 2023 Screen Perfect organized by Startime, made this statement at the Startime office in Lagos while receiving additional prize of 1 million and other gifts through online voting sponsored by Callertunz.

According to the organizers, after Blessing emerged as the winner of the 2023 Screen Perfect, another voting system sponsored by Callertunz was implemented, enabling all viewers to vote online for their favourite contestant.

Blessing, who initially won the Screen Perfect, emerged as the top contestant, receiving the sum of One Million naira and other gift items from Callertunz.

Speaking to newsmen, Blessing expressed gratitude to Startime for bringing her into the limelight and Callertunz for providing a platform for her to be known by online viewers. Fielding answers from journalists, Blessing said, “Thanks to Startime for giving us that platform to showcase our talent. I really feel grateful. I have been acting since 2013, and in 2014, my first featured movie was ‘Uncultic Marriage.’”

Continuing in her victory, Blessing added, “For about three weeks, the judges didn’t notice me, but I know I did my best, brought in a lot of expertise, and, of course, I deserved to win.”

Speaking about her new venture into the Startime movie series titled “Four is a Crowd,” she said, “I was super excited when Startime informed me I’d be featured in the series titled ‘Four is a Crowd.’ It’s a different feeling for me to be on set with veterans. I’m looking forward to it.”

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Speaking on her parents decision on her acting career, she added, “Initially, my parents did not really support, but as I progressed, they just said let her go. And today, here I am, receiving an award and a monetary reward of one million naira from Callertunz.”

Speaking about the new Startime movie series titled “Four is a Crowd,” the production manager at Startime, Yemi Ogundeji, stated, “’Four is a Crowd’ is our first movie drama series. We have many series that have been on hold for now, but this time around, we want to do more. Things have developed from within Startime. It is a story of four ladies who coincidentally find themselves living together. Anywhere you find ladies living together, you encounter a lot of drama, clashes of ego, and a story that resonates with the current times. We understand that women are dealing with a lot of independent controversies, so what we are doing in ‘Four is a Crowd’ is telling the women’s story. The show will start airing sometime in June.”

Vanguard Newspaper