{"id":115343,"date":"2023-01-23T12:18:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T12:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=115343"},"modified":"2023-01-23T12:18:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T12:18:17","slug":"why-i-have-been-away-from-the-movie-industry-actor-chidi-mokeme-opens-up-on-battle-with-incurable-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/01\/23\/why-i-have-been-away-from-the-movie-industry-actor-chidi-mokeme-opens-up-on-battle-with-incurable-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I have been away from the movie industry \u2013 Actor Chidi Mokeme opens up on battle with incurable disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Nollywood actor cum reality show host, Chidi Mokeme has opened up on why he took a break from the movie industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The well seasoned actor has truly been absent from the movie industry and generally the spotlight revealed his battle with an incurable disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In an interview with Channels Television, Chidi Mokeme revealed that he was battling Bell\u2019s Palsy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*<em>Bell\u2019s palsy the paralysis of the facial nerve causing muscular weakness in one side of the face. It may be a reaction to a viral infection and rarely occurs more than once. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Likening the infection to stroke, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/17\/is-50-the-new-30-actor-chidi-mokeme-teases-as-he-celebrates-his-golden-jubilee-birthday\/\">Chidi Mokeme<\/a> revealed that it affected one side of his face, and as an actor, he couldn\u2019t make public appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To worsen things, doctors told him the infection was something that is incurable and didn\u2019t have treatment. In his words:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI have been off the scene for a while after we did the promotional tour for 76.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Before that when we were preparing to go to the UK on a trip for British International Film Festival. I came down with something called Bell\u2019s Palsy. 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