{"id":273214,"date":"2011-01-08T17:59:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T17:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=45674"},"modified":"2011-01-08T17:59:01","modified_gmt":"2011-01-08T17:59:01","slug":"i-cant-act-nude-bhaira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/08\/i-cant-act-nude-bhaira\/","title":{"rendered":"I Can\u2019t Act Nude&#8211;Bhaira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_45675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45675\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-45675\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/08\/i-can%e2%80%99t-act-nude-bhaira\/bhaira\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45675\" title=\"Bhaira\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Bhaira.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"917\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bhaira<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWinner of the 2007 edition of the Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) reality  TV show, Eberechukwu McWizu, popularly known as Bhaira, in this  interview, bares her mind on sundry issues<br \/>\nWhat has been happening to you in recent times?<br \/>\nWell,  I\u2019ve been around, doing what I love to do best, which is acting and  being in Nollywood. I\u2019m also working towards getting my fashion line  ready very  soon.<br \/>\nYou are working on your fashion line?<br \/>\nYes,  it\u2019s something I\u2019ve been thinking about and finally, I\u2019m now doing  something about it. I will be launching the first set of may collections  very soon  because I have a flair for designing things. I also know how  to put things together. The name of my fashion line and other things  surrounding it are top  secret for now. I won\u2019t divulge them until  further notice.<br \/>\nIt seems you\u2019ve been quite busy since the beginning of the year. How many films have you made this year?<br \/>\nSincerely,  I\u2019ve made quite a few this year with some notable producers. I did  great works like Bursting Out, Love Like Ours, Tinsel, Wale Adenuga  Productions  and several others. I feel happy doing what I like to do  and that gives me extra joy. I don\u2019t like to rush things, I want the  best and the best always comes  to me, and I always thank God for that.<br \/>\nWere you already into acting prior to winning the 2007 AMBO?<br \/>\nOfficially  no, but I had always wanted to act and show the world the natural  acting talent in me. Having also followed AMBO since its inception, I  thought it  would be a lovely idea to be part of it and that prompted me  to buy the form. While AMBO was auditioning, I actually shuttled  between the exercise and a play  that Prof. Ahmed Yerima was staging at  the National Theatre. It was tedious combining both tasking jobs. Till  date, I\u2019m still dazed that I was able to cope  with both jobs. It was  hectic and fun altogether.<br \/>\nWhile entering the AMBO House, did you ever envisage that you\u2019d end up winning the crown?<br \/>\nSincerely,  I was kind of intimidated by the CV of some of my fellow contestants.  But my faith kept me going till the very last day. I couldn\u2019t believe my   eyes when my name was announced, in fact, I still remember vividly,  when my name was announced, that day, I went blank because I was not  feeling anything. I  was lost and was not present when my name was  announced.<br \/>\nWhich was the first job you did immediately after AMBO-sponsored Cindy\u2019s Note?<br \/>\nIt was Waterfalls by Lancelot Imasuen, a lovely movie. After that, other jobs began to pour in.<br \/>\nWhat would you say informed your passion for acting?<br \/>\nIt  has to do with the theatre, I love theatre work a lot. Even as a child,  my mother used to take me to watch films. My mum also gave us a free  hand to  follow our passion, but it\u2019s education first.<br \/>\nWhen you were about going for AMBO, did your mother support and encourage you?<br \/>\nNobody  knew I was going for AMBO in my house and prior to AMBO, I was at the  MUSON School of Music and at the same time, working for my mum, so there  was no  time. When they called and I told them I was in the house, they  didn\u2019t believe me.<br \/>\nWhat did you do with your N2.5 million prize money?<br \/>\nIt was wisely used and my parents also ensured that I did that. I invested the money wisely.<br \/>\nAmong your numerous jobs, which would you say has been the most challenging, in terms of role interpretation?<br \/>\nMost  challenging? Cindy\u2019s Note challenged me at a point in my career and  when I started to grow in the industry, other jobs that I did with some  equally good  producers also challenged me. I guess the next movie would  be my next challenge. I think I\u2019ve done about 10 quality movies and  still hope to do more.<br \/>\nYour predecessors, Azizat Sadiq and OC  Ukeje, won awards at the AMAA during their reign with Sitanda and White  Waters. But you didn\u2019t win with Cindy\u2019s Note  while you reigned, did you  feel bad that AMAA did not come your way?<br \/>\nDid I feel bad? Yes, I  did, because I\u2019m quite a confident person and that reflects in all my  works. Sometimes circumstances try to make you feel you are not  worth  it. I know what I\u2019m doing and if I don\u2019t win this year, I may win next  year. If you check it worldwide, best actors don\u2019t get to pick awards in  most  cases. I\u2019ve not even started, when I start, the awards will come.  I don\u2019t blame anybody, whoever wins wins, it does not change the fact  that you are good.<br \/>\nSince winning the AMBO in 2007, you\u2019ve been consistent on the entertainment scene, what would you say kept you going?<br \/>\nFirst  and foremost, it is the grace of God and again working hard and being  smart are also part of my staying power. I always look out for the best  and  cannot stay idle; I\u2019m always thinking and like to create things on  my own. There is never a dull moment with me. Again, I\u2019ve chosen a path  and that is to  succeed in life.<br \/>\nTell us more about your background?<br \/>\nBhaira  was born Eberechukwu McWizu, I\u2019m from Anambra State, Ozubulu, to be  precise. But I was born and raised here in Lagos and read Philosophy at  the Lagos  State University. I\u2019m from a large family, just like Abraham,  who had many children.<br \/>\nSo, who\u2019s Bhaira and how would you describe her?<br \/>\nBhaira  is any easy going and sociable young lady that likes to help people.  She also likes to have fun and live life with no regrets. She likes to  be happy  always.<br \/>\nWho would you say  really influenced your career in Nollywood, especially when you were just starting?<br \/>\nWell,  Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett was one of my earliest influences, also Edith Jane  Azu, Bimbo Manuel and a few others. I look forward to working with any  of them,  especially Edith Jane Azu, some day.<br \/>\nIf given a second chance, would you love to go back to AMBO House?<br \/>\nGo to do what? Maybe when they increase the prize money to N10.5 million, I will go and grab it again.<br \/>\nIn  your own views, do you think Nollywood producers are doing enough in  terms of promoting and projecting the careers of rising acts like you?<br \/>\nEverybody  would want me to say no, they are not doing enough and that they should  help us and give us enough chance to grow, but the truth of the matter  is  that everybody is trying to up his or her game and it is a growing  industry. It would be wise for rising stars like me to improve on their  craft by engaging  in other creative ventures, especially in writing and  producing their own movies. And by so doing, they will stand out, no  matter what happens. The world  would search for you when your craft is  superb. I don\u2019t believe in waiting for someone to come and help me to do  what I\u2019m supposed to know how to do best.<br \/>\nYou\u2019re a product of a  reality show, AMBO made you, but the impression is that reality shows  have been bastardised and made to look very cheap these days  through  proliferation, do you subscribe to this notion?<br \/>\nI agree with you,  there is proliferation of reality TV shows. Once in a while, I see  myself inundated by the amount of reality shows coming on board,   especially in the area of acting. Just a few of them are authentic,  while the rest are sham. I was a victim to some of them. I paid and was  duped severally.  I saw that as part of the sacrifices that I made to be  who I am today.<br \/>\nWith your experience, what advice would you  proffer to help checkmate this fraud that is gradually becoming the  order of the day?<br \/>\nI wish I know what to do because it is really  serious. AGN president and other guilds should collectively come  together to fight this escalating trend.<br \/>\nHow daring can you be in a movie?<br \/>\nWell,  I think this is a very serious question and our culture will not allow  me to be that daring in a movie. Again, I don\u2019t think you need to go  naked to  express yourself in a film. I pick my scripts very wisely and  equally seek the opinion of my family before accepting any script.<br \/>\nBut what major things are you looking out for in a script before you can accept it?<br \/>\nI  look out for intuition and wisdom because I don\u2019t like to be type cast  or stereotyped because I can do it very well. I always reject such  scripts.<br \/>\nWhat major things do you usually take along while going on location?<br \/>\nMy Bible first, because the world is crazy, then my blackberry phone and the guitar.<br \/>\nSo, you play the guitar very well?<br \/>\nOf  course, I told you I went to MUSON School of Music. Besides, you don\u2019t  have to be a musician to play the guitar, you can as well go to school,  like I did  and learnt it. I also play the piano and make my own music. I  want to buy a grand piano and once I do that soon, nothing can stop me.  A part of my dream is  to be a recording and performing artiste in the  next couple of years. I\u2019m not in a hurry to do that, anyway, because I  also intend to go into movie  production.<br \/>\nBack to MUSON School of Music, what actually attracted you?<br \/>\nFor  me, music is life and I remember I bought myself a guitar from the  salary I earned while working for my mum after leaving secondary school.  I was bent on  starting music first, but as fate would have it, acting  came first. I still compose romantic songs with my guitar, even gospel  songs too.<br \/>\nWhat would you say separates and gives you an edge  over the many rising acts that daily invade the entertainment landscape,  especially Nollywood?<br \/>\nI think I know and understand myself very  well at this stage. Again, I\u2019m beginning to understand life, so to  speak. The more you chase after things, the more  they seem to elude  you. But if you enjoy life with every moment that comes with it and also  get better at what you do, all good things will come to you. For  me,  that is what I think makes me who I am.<br \/>\nHow old is Bhaira?<br \/>\nI\u2019m 27 this year.<br \/>\nIs she still single or married?<br \/>\nWell, I was only married on TV, in Super Story, but in real life, you and I know I\u2019m not.<br \/>\nIs marriage on your mind and again, do you think about it often?<br \/>\nMarriage is a beautiful thing and I do think about it. I will be crazy if I don\u2019t think about it.<br \/>\nHow soon do you intend to settle down?<br \/>\nWhen the right thing clicks, when all things work together for my good.<br \/>\nWhen will that be?<br \/>\nI have to make an effort and the person I\u2019m with also needs to make an effort too.<br \/>\nSo, there is a man in your life currently?<br \/>\nI don\u2019t talk about such issues publicly, I\u2019m really sorry, they\u2019re very personal.<br \/>\nAre there pressures from your parents to get married?<br \/>\nApart  from my late dad, I know my mum would love to have pretty grand  children around her. She\u2019s quite contemporary, but would like to see her  grand kids  soon.<br \/>\nDoes your single status weigh you down?<br \/>\nI never told you I was single. I didn\u2019t tell you that.<br \/>\nHow do you cope with men?<br \/>\nThey  do come, but for me, it\u2019s a matter of principle and I handle them  politely. They come my way always, but I try to be careful in dealing  with them.<br \/>\nCan you marry an actor?<br \/>\nYes, if he has all the qualities I want from my man. He must be spiritual, young, brilliant and confident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winner of the 2007 edition of the Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) reality TV show, Eberechukwu McWizu, popularly known as Bhaira, in this interview, bares her mind on sundry issues What has been happening to you in recent times? 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