Popular Nigerian actor, Jim Iyke has narrated how he was kicked out of his father’s house when he was a young lad.
The famous and one of the most loved actors revealed that the reason for his father’s action was because of his career path, News About Nigeria reports.
Jim Iyke stated this during an interview on the latest episode of the Is This Seat Taken podcast, hosted by actress Chinasa Anukam.
According to the talented actor, his dad wanted him to continue his education after he got his first degree at 18, but he wanted to become an actor.
Jim Iyke, however, revealed that his late mother was in support of his decision to join the movie industry.
He said: “I was a straight A student. And the course was already, I mean, you know the Igbo parent, they decide your life before you are born and probably after you die if they outlive you,” he began.
“I was about 18 and a half when I finished my first degree. The idea was, ‘Get your MBA.’ That was the whole plan. My dad’s boss is American, so he already had a setup. And I came home one day and said, ‘I think I really want to be an actor.’”
Jim explained further, “Now, my dad’s fair argument then was that I’m excruciatingly shy. Now, how come you come out? A well-known introvert comes out to say, ‘You want to be an actor?’ But I think there was something—you know, call it female intuition or whatever. She (my mum) just believed, even before I did. I just saw a glimpse of something that made me believe this is what I wanted to do, but it wasn’t hard-formed.
“There was no core to it. There was no master plan. There was no road map. It was just a simple conviction. But she believed before I did. And I think that is what makes mothers as unique as they are.
“She started supporting. It became unbearable to stay at home. So much so that one day, my dad woke up and said, ‘Listen, there can’t be two captains on this ship. You either go get this master’s going as quickly as possible. Take one year, go do whatever nonsense you want to do, come back, and then we set the course again or you leave my house.’ So I left.”
