“Gerara Here” Video Has Brought Me Money And Fame – Francis Odega
Popular actor Francis Odega recently opened up that the viral “Gerara Here” video has brought him money and fame after it was uploaded by a friend on Instagram.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Punch, he said, “I am
pleasantly surprised that just one scene from a movie, which I starred
in three years ago, has suddenly brought me so much attention and fame.”
The three-part movie, titled Welcome to South, Back from South and
Agony of South was shot in South Africa and Nigeria and starred Francis
Odega alongside Imeh Bishop and Dede One Day.
“I don’t really know why it has taken the movie three years to garner
this sort of recognition. I joined Instagram two months ago, after some
social media-savvy friends of mine played the Gerara Here video, which
was posted on Instagram for me. The number of comments that trailed the
post blew me away and I decided to join the platform almost immediately.
Within a month, I had 3000 followers and currently have 18,600 fans,”
the actor said in respect to the sudden popularity of the video.
That the video went viral was just a huge part of a cake till
American rapper 50 Cent put the icing when he reposted the video on his
Instagram page. According to Odega, “It was an indescribable
feeling and I also felt honoured when he began following me on
Instagram. Snoop Dogg also followed suit shortly after. Both artistes
are obviously huge fans of mine. Don Jazzy, PSquare, Patoranking, M.I,
Sound Sultan and many other Nigerian music stars also follow me on
social media.”
The actor who had his debut role in 1996 also added that the instant
fame the video has brought him has also translated into more money and
jobs for him.
“…Etisalat recently made me its ambassador because of the
attention I have been receiving. I recently had a photoshoot for the
billboards and will shoot the television commercial for the brand very
soon. The concept of the billboard adverts revolves around the ‘Gerara
Here’ concept,” he said.
He also spoke on the support from his family, the love from his fans
and the fact that God, Nkem Owoh and the late Sam Loco have inspired him
greatly in a career that spans two decades.
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