Genevieve
Nnaji has announced the winner of the “Act the part” online contest, which
kicked off three weeks ago as 18year old aspiring actress, Bola Suru.
Bola,
a university admission seeker exhibited undeniable acting skills which shot her
to the frontline in the contest amidst thousands of contestants who sent in
videos re-enacting a role from a Nollywood movie of their choice.
The
young aspiring actress could not contain her joy when she received the news. “I
have practically been praying about this since I emerged one of the three
finalists. My sister actually found out about the competition and encouraged me
to be a part of it. I am so excited about this”, says Bola.
“Genevieve
inspires me so much and I really can’t wait to meet her and ask all the many
questions I need answers to as it concerns acting as a career”, she adds
excitedly.
From
the numerous entries received for the contest, three acts made it through the
tough selection process and were announced as finalists last week: Bola Suru,
Michael Akan and Chioma Okoye. Bola emerged winner via popular votes.
Bola
came tops for re-enacting a role from the movie, Broken Heart; Michael’s
re-enactment of his role from the movie Ije, which features Genevieve Nnaji
earned him the second position while Chioma came third for her role from the
movie Mirror Boy.
The
Amstel Malta brand ambassador, Genevieve Nnaji also expressed her delight over
the passionate participation from her fans. “I started off my career at the age
of eight, so seeing young talents very keen about what they do gives me so much
pleasure because I can relate to that really well. I’m very thankful to Amstel
Malta for this amazing opportunity and I look forward to meeting Bola Suru. We
are definitely going to have a fun day together”. she said.
As
winner of the competition, Bola will spend a fun filled day with the superstar
actress and also win a fab makeover courtesy of Amstel Malta.
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