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bet africa unveils season 2 contestants for top actor africa.
Tuesday, March 08, 2016Omoba
The much anticipated unveiling of the successful second
season of BET’s “Top Actor Africa” premiered last week and here’s your
chance to get to know all the contestants, including the 3 Nigerian
representatives.
On the show there are 3 Nigerians – Radio OAP Tobechi
Nneji, upcoming musician Uriel Oputa and TV actor Ifeanyi Dike are
the lucky three who emerged from the Lagos auditions and they joined nine other
hopefuls from South Africa and Kenya.
The other contestants are Shamilla Miller (South
Africa), Simhle Belinda Plaatjies (South Africa), Farrell Drew (South
Africa), Marilyn Sekgapane (South Africa), Jesse Suntele (South
Africa), Hendrik Lombard (South Africa), Sabelo Sibeko (South
Africa), Lorreine Wangui Gakuo (Kenya) and Alex Khayo (Kenya)
Here are the Nigerian contestants:
Ifeanyi Dike Jr on his part is not a stranger
to the big screen. Already known for his acting roles on Tinsel and MTV Shuga,
he describes being chosen for the Top Actor Africa house as a humbling one
because he is meeting with other contestants and learning about their lives,
cultures and back stories. He also reveals that he is presently learning a lot
about himself and his acting skills.
London-bred Uriel Oputa was selected to
join the other eleven (11) contestants in the Top Actor Africa house after
being rejected at several auditions. Describing her experience as “pure
excitement”. Speaking on her hopes for her time in the Top Actor Africa house
she says, “I hope to learn a lot more about myself in the time I will be here,
and I have to say that the other house mates are amazing. I have started making
friends already!”
Tobechi, an Economics graduate who has worked
as a radio presenter across Nigeria, describes her experience of being chosen
from the auditions as “surreal”. According to her, she only went to the
audition “for the heck of it” and she didn’t quite accept that it was real
until she actually got on the flight to South Africa. She hopes to have a lot of
fun and become exposed to new ideas and self-discovery in the Top Actor Africa
house.
Meet the other contestants below!
BET Top Actor Africa Season 2 Episode 2 airs
on Tuesday March 8 2016 at 6.30pm WAT on BET Channel 129.
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