Chidinma Ekile Talks About Being Born Blind In New Interview

The petite Kedike Singer who rose to stardom after winning the third season of Project Fame West Africa in 2010 first revealed she was born blind in her song Martha which she dedicated to her mother.

In an interview with Guardian Life Magazine, she said “I was born blind. I just couldn’t see for some months. Since I sang about it, I felt the need to help kids that find themselves in such situations or even worse. So every time I travel to these places, I try to extend a hand of love to these children. ”

She also talked about her first movie, The Bridge where she is playing the character Stella who is from an Igbo family but falls in love and secretly marries a Yoruba Prince against her parents’ wish.

She said, “ I just got a call from Kunle Afolayan . He didn’t know before then that I wanted to act. I even asked him, ‘Why did you call me? I don’t understand.’ He said, ‘You’re a musician; you shoot music videos,’ and from the way he saw me on screen, he thought that I would at least know a few things and if I had any challenges, he would definitely put me through. I got on set and it was one of the best things I’d ever done. I definitely loved the experience.”