Award-winning Nollywood actor, filmmaker and producer, Olumuyiwa Ademola has shared his grass to grace story on his social media page to celebrate his 52nd birthday.
Taking his fans down memory lane today, January 26th, 2023, the talented actor reflected on his humble beginnings while narrating how the circumstances surrounding how and where he up.
Muyiwa Ademola recounted how he grew up in a slum with no electricity and had to sleep on the floor in high school because the only mattress they could afford was used by his parents.
The thespian stated that he never celebrated his birthdays till he turned 25, and only ate chicken during Christmas or when a chicken dropped dead on its own.
Muyiwa Ademola who has many films to his credit also revealed that he wrote many of his popular films as a school certificate holder. He concluded that these are reasons why he is grateful for his journey as his birthday is a reminder of how far he has come. Sharing photos, he wrote:
“It is my Birthday and I am super happy.
I grew up in Ojaba, Ibadan! A real slum! No electricity in my house till my final year in secondary school. I never slept on a mattress throughout my high school because we had just one for my parents! We always do 1-0-1 (I’m used to it all now).
We would trek from Ojaba to Labo/Oranyan every other day go fetch drinking water. We never had a TV until after my secondary education.
Never celebrated my birthday until I clocked 25. We eat chicken only once during Christmas time (Except an hen drop dead than we….komalo ku ni “gifa” PAUSE!
I wrote these following films with just school cert; Akinkaju, Iyonu Olorun, Ogo Osupa and Ori! Went back to the Uni, 12 years after my secondary education. PAUsE! (A films is coming on it later). Can you see why you just need to say Thank God on my behalf? Never believe I could!
It is my birthday again, I just want to say THANK GOD for bringing me this far. The journey is still far Happy Birthday To Me, Oluwamuyiwa Adeyinka Stephen Ademola.”