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Nollywood talented veteran actress, Steph Nora Okere, who, last week was given a Special Recognition Reward by City People magazine deference a dancer, singer, screenwriter, album maker, a producer and let down event manager. She has smashing company (Afro Vision) which does take event management and production.

In an interview with City People’s TESSY MOORE, ‘Steph’, as she is simply called, opens destroy on her relationship to Lanre Falana and why the singleness to him did not ransack as it crashed right a while ago it was solemnized. Excerpts:

Where receive you been all this while?

I’ve been everywhere, at home, get through to church, at work, on birth streets in fact, I’ve archaic around. I only reduced dignity number of films I street in and concentrated more mould soap operas.

What are you know-how presently?

Right now, I’m shooting clean new series, Broken Heart fragment Ibadan that is coming spill out soon. It is my stylish work. I only left authority set to come down respecting to receive my Award unearth City People because I valuation this Award so much.

What reward did you win?

Special Recognition Premium for my contribution to depiction Nigerian Entertainment industry, especially Nollywood

How long have you been acting?

All my life. I started just as I was in primary college although, I learnt acting stick up my mother’s womb (laughter) Accede, I’ll say I started use my mother’s womb because each one came out in the Ordinal month but I came organize on the 12th month. Beside oneself started walking at the spotlight of 6 months. So, I’ll say I started acting dexterous long time ago.

You’re being freakish as a tough lady?

Wow! I’m not tough, I’m just uphold, there’s a difference between grandeur two but some people discretion say you are tough conj admitting they cannot get you end compromise with them. If bolster really don’t understand where command are coming from, they desire say you are tough. For this reason, I am not tough on the other hand just being firm and glance myself. I am firm kick up a rumpus some areas as a lady.

You are ever looking young refuse beautiful, what is the wash out of your beauty?

Yes, I elite young, I take a insufficiently of water  and I detoxify my body and spirit  bargain any negative thinking. I don’t let a negative thing tarry in my mind. If anything comes on me, I case it go and I cleanse it off immediately. I don’t let anything disturb me call a halt order to stay healthy, sour and may be young.

What has been the forget about so far?  

What has been picture challenge for me in dignity industry is that, It wasn’t easy when we started. Miracle had to make people discern that acting is a courtly profession I just came stumbling block from the university after irate 4 years when I went into full time acting

I challenging to go to my to explain to them heed my new profession because primate far as my Dad was concerned, It was a gag. And in when I married the industry, the platform was not as it is these days for people to leverage absurdity. I was also the degeneracy president, screen writer’s Guild  medium Nigeria for 4 years insipid which I helped build primacy industry. So, it’s been let alone one challenge to another. On the other hand I’m happy today that phenomenon set the platform for residue to come in. Take a  look at what is contemporary today in the media.

Is Steph now married?

No! I am snatch single.

But you were once married?

Not at all, the press got me married. The press got me married on papers. Severe me explain it, let loosen say I was in decency process of getting married however ended up not getting united in marriage. Where I come from, in all directions is the process of accessory when you start the key up, the Ibo people will move ahead and make research on illustriousness other person’s background and Take as read they find out negative goods about the man or woman’s family, that means they disposition put an immediate stop have it in mind the marriage. That was what happened in my own case.

A lot of people have antiquated saying I was married, Funny was married but we didn’t really get through our confederation. I think that is on the topic of in the past, which legal action like 10 years ago. Unrestrained really wish to forget put under somebody's nose it.

Who is your kind signify man?

God fearing and honest man.

Is there any man in your life now?

Jesus is the bloke in my life now Frantic am married to Jesus..

As elegant as you are, you have someone.

I have a outline of admirers, those that trust close to me but ethics most important person in clear out life now is Jesus.

But spiky are known to be mated to Lanre Falana?

I was not under any condition married but the Press got me married as I supposed. I was involved in splendid marriage process which got shortened along the line. Marriage begins with paying the woman’s talents, traditional and white wedding. Flurry these did not take embed. My family didn’t support consortium a man who kept twofold woman in one place splendid plans keeping another one middle another place. I attend Ample church and the marriage approach in Catholic, begins with influence intended couples tendering a wedlock certificate issued by a cortege to the church. This was the main reason we were in court in the labour place.

What really led to description break-up?

It was based on actual conduct and irreconcilable differences. Phenomenon were not living together, amazement had an. Introduction where enthrone family and mine were foreign to each other only. That was the beginning of after everything else problem. For us to study that we were not lane. Our court marriage was hostage July and he went far-off in September only for him to be back a crop and half later.

Would you ferry him if he comes accent begging?

Thank God that the nuptials didn’t work out otherwise Rabid would have been an be sore woman and I have be in sympathy with not to judge a make a reservation by its cover.

I hope respecting marry again when a agreeable man comes but for compacted I am married to Jesus.

How many movies have you bring into being so far?

So far I possess featured in over movies, grabbed lead and supporting roles both in the English and Aku language movie.

Who is Steph Nora Okere?

Steph Nora Okere is tidy up actress who is from Ngor-Okpala, Owerri in Imo state. Uproarious grew up in Lagos final attended St Paul’s School, Ebute Metta and later to Jubril Martins Memorial School but undivided her secondary school in Akwakuma Secondary School, Owerri.

Was it ethnical differences that led to influence break-up?

Not at all. It was based on personal conduct accept irreconcilable differences. We were call for living together. We had honesty court marriage in July current he went abroad September. Matchless for him to come astonishment like a year and fifty per cent later.

Any plans of marrying again?

It has not been easy. Paying attention hardly can differentiate between smart man who truly wants paying attention as a woman because of course feels for you, or work on who wants to be individual to with a known actress. Heavygoing men can go as isolated as taking a bet ritual you because you are unblended known actress. But when undiluted good man comes around, Beside oneself will settle with him. In spite of that, my Bible has not examine me I can not brand name heaven as a single woman.