22nd November, 2013
As it has become the tradition of reality TV Show, Next Movie Star, the organisers, Digital Interactive Media, went all out last Friday to usher this year’s housemates into the 2013 edition with a glamorous welcome party at The Place, Isaac John street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.
After having survived an intellectually and physically stimulating 10 days in the Training and Grooming camp, it was indeed a breather for the 19 housemates chosen from across Africa as they were given a foretaste of superstardom and what life is like in the limelight.
Looking radiant, the housemates mingled and made merry with family and friends as they also put up different drama sketches to underscore their readiness to give existing movie stars a run for their artistry.
Sola Fajobi, executive producer of the show, said: “These year’s housemates excite me to no end. Unlike other editions when you would have started noticing the weak ones amongst them, these housemates have been exceptional. It seems they came with the realisation that only the Next Movie Star can actually prepare them for a career in any area of the entertainment industry.”
Fajobi further said in order to offer the housemates a proper ambience for learning and competition, a new, purpose-built mansion code-named Timberland has been built for the show.
Now in its ninth year, the Next Movie Star, over the years, has produced talents like Uti Nwachukwu, Tonto Dikeh, Annie Macaulay, Boma Mac-Ake, Kevin Chuwang-Pam and Karen Igho among others; all of who are excelling in the entertainment industry.
Tagged ‘Call 2 Stardom’, the 2013 NMS Africa Reloaded edition features housemates from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia, Kenya, Namibia and South Africa. Nollywood actor and former runner up in the Mr. Nigeria contest, Seun Akindele, is the host this year.
With a promise to engage the audience in a more meaningful way, Fajobi said the show is committed to delivering the best of reality and talent content to TV Viewers Across Africa.
—Funsho Arogundade