{"id":172792,"date":"2024-05-25T02:03:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T02:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=172792"},"modified":"2024-05-25T02:03:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T02:03:37","slug":"why-i-stopped-acting-segun-arinze-opens-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/05\/25\/why-i-stopped-acting-segun-arinze-opens-up\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Why I stopped acting&#8221; &#8211; Segun Arinze opens up"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Nollywood veteran Segun Arinze opens up on on his reasons for halting acting career.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arinze cites negative impact of typecasting into &#8220;bad boy&#8221; roles on mental health.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>According to the movie star, he prioritized mental well-being and made the decision to step back from acting as a result.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nollywood veteran actor <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/segun-arinze\">Segun Arinze<\/a><\/strong> has opened up on the reasons behind his decision to step away from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=acting\">acting<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Segun Arinze shared insights into the factors that prompted him to take a hiatus from his illustrious acting career.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his journey in the entertainment industry, Arinze disclosed that he decided to stop his acting endeavors due to the detrimental impact of being typecast into roles portraying &#8220;bad boys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_172794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172794\" style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-172794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-25-025411.png\" alt=\"Segun Arinze reveals mental health battles\" width=\"593\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-25-025411.png 593w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-25-025411-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-25-025411-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Segun Arinze.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He expressed how this repetitive casting began to take a toll on his mental well-being, leading him to prioritize his mental health and step back from the limelight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>\u201c<em>There was a time I took a hiatus from acting when people were casting in that mold of bad boy, bad boy and it began to affect my psyche and all that,<\/em>\u201d Arinze said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the interview, Segun nArinze also addressed another significant aspect of his personal life \u2013 his divorce from actress Anne Njemanze.<\/p>\n<p>Opening up on the experience for the first time publicly, Arinze shared insights into his journey.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0&#8220;I stayed out of marriage after the first one collapsed. I stayed out for like 12 years before I remarried,&#8221; <\/em>Segun Arinze added.<\/p>\n<p>See below;<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Veteran Nigerian actor,\u00a0Segun Arinze, has revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/04\/03\/how-i-made-my-first-one-thousand-naira-segun-arinze\/\"><strong>how he became known by his stage name.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film star, originally named Segun Aina, disclosed that he chose the stage name \u2018Segun Arinze\u2019 in 1991 during the early days of his music career.<\/p>\n<p>The thespian also recounted how his father was against him studying performing art <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/04\/03\/how-i-made-my-first-one-thousand-naira-segun-arinze\/\"><strong>at the university as he wanted him to be a lawyer.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nollywood veteran Segun Arinze opens up on on his reasons for halting acting career. 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