“I Lost My Job, Went Broke, Had A Car Accident Same Year I Got Married”-Uzor Arukwe

Uzor Arukwe, the Nollywood actor, has recalled how he went broke three month after his wedding.

The 42-year-old actor spoke during a recent interview on Tope Olowoniyan TV, where he recounted losing his job, suffering a car accident, and battling financial hardship shortly after getting married.

“The same year that I settled down, I lost my job. I got married in August, and I lost my job in November. That happened, and my finances just went crazy,” he said.

“At that same period, I had an accident with my car. It was stupid, it was a mess. My yearly rent starts in January so when everyone is doing Detty December, and this has been happening since 2013, I’m always calculating.

“I am not spending, I am not partying, I’m literally calculating stuff. My rent was due every January and when my first daughter came, school fees happened too. So, yes, my finances have been a mess for the longest. My small circle of friends know.”

Arukwe also revealed that the period coincided with his decision to pursue acting full-time after leaving the corporate world.

According to him, his partner had advised him to put his acting ambitions on hold and focus on providing for the family.

“There was a time everybody thought I was crazy when I wanted to become a full-time actor after coming from corporate world. I worked in communication for five years, I did retail for another five years,” he said.

“I got a job with Keystone bank but I couldn’t do it because I was coming from telecoms and I kept asking myself why I should be wearing a suit and tie to market to people when I wanted to do something that would allow me to express myself.

“Then my partner was like, ‘We need money now. This your dream is for later.’ So yeah, my finances was a mess. I was broke. I had zero person to fall on because my father was a tough-love type of guy. He was a Biafra soldier. He no send your papa. My mom is caring but she didn’t have as much money as my father did.”

Arukwe is married to Barbara Boyd-Arukwe, and they have two daughters.

In 2024, the actor revealed that he was unemployed for a year after he was dismissed by Etisalat Nigeria in 2012.

Source: The Cable

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