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Segun Arinze Recounts On Nollywood Break

POSTED ON May 25, 2024 •   Entertainment      BY Ebiakuboere England
Veteran Nollywood Actor Segun Arinze

Veteran Nollywood Actor, Segun Arinze has explained why he decided to take a break from acting.

In an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Segun Arinze discussed the causes that led him to take a break from his brilliant acting career.

Reflecting on his journey in the entertainment world, Arinze revealed that he opted to discontinue his acting career owing to the negative consequence of being typecast into roles portraying "bad boys."

He described how the continuous casting began to take a toll on his mental health, prompting him to prioritize his mental health and withdraw from the spotlight.

“There was a time I took a hiatus from acting when people were casting in that mold of bad boy, bad boy and it began to affect my psyche and all that,” Arinze said.

During the interview, Segun nArinze also addressed another significant aspect of his personal life – his divorce from actress Anne Njemanze.

 

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