Veteran Nollywood actor Richard Mofe-Damijo has revealed in a no-hold-barred interview about how he was able to break the specter of death hovering in his family in the past.
The actor who would be turning 60 on July 6th, said during an interview with Chude Jideonwo on his show ‘WithChude’ that his parents didn’t make it to 60 which is a big deal for him.
According to the actor, when he turned 59, it was a big deal for him because his mom died at 59, while his father died at 57/58.
He said; “None of my parents lived to be 60, so life for me is just about to get started. There’s been a specter of death around my life, that’s what I’ve been dealing with last year till this year. When I turned 59, it was a big deal for me, big deal for me! My mom died at 59, my father died at 57/58.
“So, it was like, can I break it? When people see me and I go on a weight loss, people think that… you know, it’s healthy. Both my parents were diabetic and hypertensive, I don’t want to be like that. I don’t want to be diabetic and hypertensive, I want to be healthier.
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“At least give myself a fighting chance to change that whole cycle. Yes I’m a Christian now, so I’ve broken that yoke but I have to also help myself.
“Becoming 60 for me is even a bigger deal, so when July comes and I become 60. You know how the Bible says old things have passed away, I will truly truly become a new man because that is when I’ll make a bucket list. So all these things that you think I’ve achieved or done, for me it’s nothing, like zero.”
“So I’m going to now sit down when I’m 60 and do a bucket list … and then we’ll start,” RMD concluded.
