Show Notes
In this episode, Tay sits down with Chimezie Imo, actor and AMVCA Trailblazer winner best known for his role in Breath of Life, for a conversation about rejection, reinvention, and finally being seen.
From choosing to study Applied Ecology instead of acting to years of jumping multiple buses across Lagos for auditions he rarely expected to win, Chimezie reflects on being told outright that he’d never make it as a leading man, the years that comment cost him, and the last-minute set change that handed him his breakout role in Nimbe.
He also opens up about the AMVCA night he broke down on stage after hearing his own old bio read back to him, the weeks he spent off social media after being the only one not nominated for Breath of Life, and his love for fashion.
There are funny moments, honest reflections, and plenty of tea from an actor who has spent over a decade proving people wrong — settle in.
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