BURGEONING actress Moyo Lawal has been in low spirits ever since news broke about the death of her mother who passed away last Sunday. Moyo was inconsolable on Tuesday, May 14 when the remains of her late mother who died on May 12 at the age of 52 was interred at the Vaults and Gardens Private Cemetery, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Until her death, Mrs Lawal was a nurse at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). She is survived by her husband, Tajudeen Lawal, and three children; Moyo (the first born), Mayowa and Molade.
“For everyone or rather most people, their mum is their best friend but that wasn’t the case with my mother; she was my backbone. She taught me to love and give without expecting anything back.
“My unsung heroine who sacrificed everything for my family and I has passed away. I fought my worst fights with her and also laughed the hardest with her. She spoilt me beyond reason and I have actually learnt to be independent.” Moyo said in a heavy laden voice.
It could be recalled that Moyo was one of the housemates of The Next Movie Star in 2006 and her early exit from the House came at a time when no one expected her to leave considering her pedigree. But she sure did add some spark and shine while her time lasted in the House.
After the show, the Badagry indigene and Creative Arts graduate of the University of Lagos picked up the pieces of her early ouster and has gone on to feature in scores of high profile TV soaps and movies such as Shallow Waters, Binta and Friends, Eldorado, D8, Flat Mates, Dancehood and most recently Tinsel.