You do not come across Nollywood actress, Chika Ike, for the first time and fail not to wonder why she is being trailed by a string of scandals. Although she cuts across as the ‘girl next door’, a conversation with her reveals a thirst for success. Although every tweet or Facebook post by the leggy actress is likely to generate a barrage of comments, mostly negative, Ike says, “Honestly, I have learnt to cope with them. I have developed a rhino skin, Initially they used to get to me but now I’ve realised it comes with the job and part of growing up.”
Away from the pretty face and svelte figure, Ike has a lot going for her scandal-wise.
Recently, she caused quite a stir on Twitter, when she tweeted a copy of her school leaving certificate, after critics doubted her age. Although she says the motive behind the act was misconstrued by critics, she could not be bothered any less.
“I dint tweet my WAEC certificate to prove my age because I don’t really care if anyone believes I’m 27 or not. I only tweeted it to start conversations with my fans about their WAEC certificates and results. I was surprised that it was interpreted the other way around.”
With a calm mien, Ike’s marital status is yet another bone of contention in the entertainment circles. Having gotten married at age 20, shortly before her foray into Nollywood, the dark-skinned actress succeeded in shrouding details of her marriage until she and her man parted ways after five years.
So did she consider herself fortunate at the time? She says, “Lucky? I did not consider myself lucky. I considered myself to be in love at that time. But as you know , things and people will always change. Life happened, honestly nothing because I learn from every experience in life. Maybe if I had done something differently I wouldn’t have gotten the experience I have today.”
While some will give anything to be romantically linked to a top shot and benefit from a series of largesse, The University of Lagos graduate of Human Kinetics and Health Education is unhappy with stories making the rounds that Senate President, David Mark, alledgedly financed the establishment of her Abuja-based upscale fashion accessories store, Fancy Nancy Collections, which opened in 2011.
“I made this particular issue clear in several interviews. I don’t know David Mark personally. I only know him as the Senate president. David Mark did not buy me a car, neither did he help me with my shop in Abuja. All I’m thinking about right now is my divorce as I am officially separated.”
Ike’s flamboyant life style and numerous trips around the world are an open-secret. Recently, private pictures and videos of her holidaying in Maimi, US and shopping in Dubai were trending. But how do these pictures get out?
“Any of my avid follower on Twitter will realise that I tweet and ‘facebook’ a lot of pictures and daily activities.So, no they were not leaked. I shared it on my Twitter page @chikaike and it went viral on the Internet. I guess people liked it a lot.”
It has been eight years since Ike accompanied her sister to a movie audition and ended up as an ‘extra’ in the film and things picked up from then onwards for the leggy star. A few years down the line, her face has become a regular in many movies, many of whom are shot in the east. But Ike is not giving up just yet.
She says, “I have played diverse roles in movies but I will really like to play a historic figure.”
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