25th July, 2014
Funsho Arogundade
Genevieve Nnaji has announced 18-year old aspiring actress, Bola Suru as the winner of the Act the Part, an online contest, which kicked off three weeks ago.
Bola emerged winner via popular votes from the numerous entries received for the contest. She made it through the tough selection process and was announced among the three finalists last week. Others were Michael Akan and Chioma Okoye.
Bola came tops for re-enacting a role from the movie, Broken Heart; Michael’s re-enactment of his role from the movie Ije, which features Genevieve Nnaji earned him the second position while Chioma came third for her role in the movie Mirror Boy.
Bola, a university admission seeker exhibited undeniable acting skills which shot her to the frontline in the contest amidst thousands of contestants who sent in videos re-enacting a role from a Nollywood movie of their choice.
The aspiring actress could not contain her joy when she received the news.
“Genevieve inspires me so much and I really can’t wait to meet her and ask all the many questions I need answers to as it concerns acting as a career,” she said.
Genevieve, Amstel Malta Brand Ambassador, also expressed delight over the participation by her fans.
“I started off my career at the age of eight, so seeing young talents very keen about what they do gives me so much pleasure because I can relate to that really well. I’m very thankful to Amstel Malta for this amazing opportunity and I look forward to meeting Bola Suru. We are definitely going to have a fun day together,” she said.
As winner of the competition, Bola will spend a fun filled day with the superstar actress and also win a fab makeover courtesy of Amstel Malta.