{"id":214966,"date":"2025-07-29T15:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=214966"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:13:17","slug":"i-was-born-a-stammerer-efa-iwara-opens-up-on-speech-impediment-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/07\/29\/i-was-born-a-stammerer-efa-iwara-opens-up-on-speech-impediment-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"I was born a stammerer \u2013 Efa Iwara opens up on speech impediment battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Nollywood actor and rapper, Efa Iwara, has opened up about the deeply personal struggle that nearly stopped him from ever entering the entertainment industry \u2014 his battle with a speech disorder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a candid interview with Chude Jideonwo on the #WithChude podcast, the <em>King of Boys: The Return of the King<\/em> star revealed that he was born with a stammer, and it severely affected his confidence and ability to communicate growing up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em><strong>\u201cI was born a stammerer<\/strong><\/em>,\u201d Efa said, recounting how his elder brother often coached him through simple conversations.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHe\u2019d tell me, \u2018Take your time, breathe, think about what you want to say before you say it.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214968\" style=\"width: 1141px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_9600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"1441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_9600.jpeg 1141w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_9600-238x300.jpeg 238w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_9600-811x1024.jpeg 811w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/IMG_9600-768x970.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1141px) 100vw, 1141px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Efa Iwara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Though most fans today know Efa for his powerful screen presence and crisp dialogue delivery, it\u2019s a journey that began with quiet struggles, not camera flashes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Efa, who first broke into the creative scene as a rapper in Ibadan, also recalled a discouraging incident early in his music career. During a performance, his CD malfunctioned and cut his set short. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But just when he needed it most, he received words of encouragement from none other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/07\/16\/baba-fryo-reveals-what-really-ended-2baba-and-annies-marriage\/\">Afrobeats legend 2Baba,<\/a> who helped reignite his drive to push forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong><em>\u201cIt showed me a range of what I could do<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d Efa said, reflecting on how those difficult moments helped shape his versatility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Efa also spoke glowingly about filmmaker Kemi Adetiba, who directed him in King of Boys: The Return of the King, the 2021 Netflix limited series that served as a sequel to her acclaimed 2018 box office hit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c<strong><em>Her energy, her drive is enviable. 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