Chinedu Ikedieze, a popular Nollywood actor, has used a new interview with media personality Chude to expose what he was close to doing after a doctor diagnosed him with stunted growth. He revealed that he nearly committed suicide after a doctor informed his mother that he had stunted growth.
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He admitted that he had considered going from the third mainland bridge due of his low self-esteem. He added that he met his colleague, Osita Iheme, and the two of them were determined to make it as movie partners together, and that people looked at them strangely because of their heights.
In his statement during the interview, he said, “I almost commit suicide when a doctor told my mom that I was suffering from stunted growth. I even thought of ending it all by jumping off the third mainland bridge. When I met my partner, Osita, people used to look at us in the usual way because of our heights, but we had the determination to be successful together in Nollywood, and everything worked out for us.”