{"id":209237,"date":"2025-02-27T17:28:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=209237"},"modified":"2025-02-27T17:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:28:14","slug":"nobody-made-me-a-star-funke-akindele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/27\/nobody-made-me-a-star-funke-akindele\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobody made me a star \u2013 Funke Akindele"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Funke Akindele has described herself as self-made, crediting her accomplishments to none other than God.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The movie star cum filmmaker stated that she owes her success in the film industry to none other than God.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Speaking at the MIPAN, 2025 Media Sales Conference Akindele for the umpteenth time shared how she started her Jenifa franchise.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Actress and producer Funke Akindele has credited her success in the film industry to hard work, dedication, and divine intervention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Speaking at the 2025 Media Sales Conference in Lagos, organized by Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN), Akindele emphasized that she is a self-made star, attributing her achievements solely to God.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She recounted the turning point in her career, which came with the release of her breakthrough film Jenifa in 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_204013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204013\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9153.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-204013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9153.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9153.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9153-268x300.jpeg 268w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9153-916x1024.jpeg 916w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_9153-768x859.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-204013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Funke Akindele<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/06\/08\/how-dbanj-made-me-continue-with-the-jenifa-brand-funke-akindele-video\/\">The movie star also acknowledged the support of singer D\u2019banj, who encouraged her to expand the Jenifa brand and provided financial assistance<\/a> to help her continue writing.\u00a0She stated:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cNobody made me a star, only God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI wrote my script, and that was it. 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Go and write another script.\u2019 He gave me some money, and I went back and continued writing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Akindele\u2019s rise to fame began with her starring role in the popular sitcom \u201cI Need to Know\u201d from 1998 to 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Her big break came in 2009 with the movie \u201cJenifa,\u201d which catapulted her to stardom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She currently holds the record for the highest-grossing producer in Nigerian cinema.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funke Akindele has described herself as self-made, crediting her accomplishments to none other than God. The movie star cum filmmaker stated that she owes her success in the film industry to none other than God. Speaking at the MIPAN, 2025 Media Sales Conference Akindele for the umpteenth time shared how she started her Jenifa franchise. 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