By Seyi Babalola
Popular actress and skit maker Lizzy Jay, better known as Adeyela Adebola, has disclosed that becoming a comedian was never one of her original career goals.
In a recent Nollywood on Radio interview, Lizzy Jay revealed that she had originally planned to pursue a music career and become a medical doctor, rather than comedy.
“Nothing was on my mind when I started making skits,” she said. “What was on my mind was to do music, go to school, and become a medical doctor. Skit-making was just a way of killing boredom. I was home alone, had my phone, and needed to do something.”
She stressed that her journey into skit-making was not influenced by others or trends.
“It’s not like I planned it or observed people doing skits and decided to imitate.
“I was just bored, so I started making a skit,” she explained.
Lizzy Jay’s breakthrough occurred unexpectedly, when one of her early skits went viral on Facebook and was reposted by top celebrities, including Nollywood icon Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde. She described it as a watershed moment.
“I knew my skit was beyond just a boredom killer after one of my skits… was reposted by several celebrities, including Omotola Jalade on Instagram,” she shared. “At that point, I just thought I needed to continue what I started.”
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