Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe Damijo says he has put an end to his family’s specter of death.
Written by MAX FM on July 5, 2021
His parents, according to the actor, never lived to be 60 years old.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe Damijo says he has put an end to his family’s specter of death.
During an interview with Chude Jideonwo on his show ‘WithChude,’ the movie star revealed this.
RMD, who will be 60 years on July 6th, remarked that neither of his parents lived to be 60, which is a significant milestone for him.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe Damijo says he has put an end to his family’s specter of death.
“None of my parents lived to be 60, so life for me is just about to get started. There’s been a specter of death around my life, that’s what I’ve been dealing with last year till this year. When I turned 59, it was a big deal for me, big deal for me! My mom died at 59, my father died at 57/58,” he said.
“So, it was like, can I break it? When people see me and I go on a weight loss, people think that… you know, it’s health. Both my parents were diabetic and hypertensive, I don’t want to be that. I don’t want to be diabetic and hypertensive, I want to be healthier.”
“Atleast give myself a fighting chance to change that whole cycle. Yes I’m a Christian now, so I’ve broken that yoke but I have to also help myself.”
“Becoming 60 for me is even a bigger deal, so when July comes and I become 60. You know how the Bible says old things have passed away, I will truly truly become a new man because that is when I’ll make a bucket list. So all these things that you think I’ve achieved or done, for me it’s nothing, like zero.”
“So I’m going to now sit down when I’m 60 and do a bucket list … and then we’ll start.”
Richard Mofe Damijo is popularly known as RMD. He is an actor, writer, producer, and lawyer from Nigeria. He is also a former Delta State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism.
