MTV ANNOUNCES IZIEN, UDEH AS NEW ACTORS IN @MTVShuga NIGERIA
Thursday, September 05, 2013Omoba
The MTV Staying Alive Foundation and MTV
Base have revealed that Aigbodion Izien and Nnenna Udeh have
won coveted roles in Shuga after winning an online vote to find
up-and-coming Nigerian acting talent for the acclaimed sex-and-relationships
drama.
Aigbodion Izien (24), who has previously
had roles in Echoes, Last 3 Digits will play the spokesperson to
a top musician, while Nnenna Udeh(27), who formerly appeared in Tinsel, will
interpret the role of an HIV counsellor in series 3 of Shuga, which is
being directed by “Half of a Yellow Sun” director, Biyi Bandele.
The two actors will join the stellar cast which
includes Maria Okanrende, Tiwa Savage, Dorcas Shola Fapson, Okezie
Morro, Chris Attoh,Emmanuel Ikubese, Nick Mutuma, Leonora Okine, Sharon
Chisom Ezeamaka, James Timini, Kachi Nnochiri, Olumide Oworu, Ugbeye
Owumi, Sani Mu’azu, Bikiya Graham-Douglas, KC Ejelonu, Efa Iwara, Don
Flexy, Ehis Okoeguale, Silo Emem Bankole and Charles Ukpong.
Commented Biyi Bandele, ”I’ve been blown away
by the level of talent and professionalism that we have been discovering in
Nigeria and I am delighted to welcome Nnenna and Aigbodion onto
the cast of Shuga and to give this opportunity to showcase their
talent in this high stakes drama.”
Izien and Udah won their parts after
beating Bukky Babalola (Hills and the Valleys, Accident), Olatimehim
Blessing (Lady Gaga), Duke Elvis(The Johnsons, Murder at Prime
Suite, The Chief Servant, Time of Our Lives, Man in the Mirror)
and Lekan Olofinji (Man in the Mirror, Her Proposal) in the
online contest, conducted at www.shuga.tv.
Shuga is produced by MTV Base and
the MTV Staying Alive Foundation in collaboration with NACA; the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation; and UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund). PEPFAR (The
US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) has also expressed a commitment
to join forces with the campaign.
Shuga - Lagos will premiere on MTV Base (DStv
Channel 322) on 1 December 2013 (World AIDS Day) and will subsequently air on
multiple TV and digital platforms around the world.
Fusing sexual health messaging with gripping
storylines, Shuga is part of a powerful 360-degree mass media
campaign designed to raise awareness about HIV prevention and teen pregnancy in
Nigeria. Key themes covered by the series will include: living
with HIV; disclosing your status; getting tested; condom use; gender based
violence; gender equality; women’s empowerment; family planning; teen
pregnancy; transactional sex; multiple concurrent partners; stigma and
discrimination of people living with HIV; and parent/child relationships/communication.
To register your views on the Shuga cast;
please go to www.Shuga.TV, like Shuga on www.facebook.com/MTVShuga; or follow Shuga on
Twitter @MTVShuga.
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