Patience Ozokwor reveals she used to dress up dead bodies before stardom

Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor has told those who care to listen that she used to dress up dead bodies before she hugged the limelight through the world of make-belief.

The veteran thespian who made the disclosure while fielding questions from journalists during the pre-premiere dinner for Funke Akindele’s film, ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’, said that she had to take up odd jobs then just to take care of her family.

Patience Ozokwor, who described herself as a strong woman, said that she went through thick and thin just so that her children could go to school and have something to eat.

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She said, “Funke Akindele is a very strong woman. I love strong women. I am a strong woman. I am talking about the things that I do at home. I am a very strong woman; I went through thick and thin to become who I am today.

“I used to go to the morgue to dress dead bodies so my children could go to school and eat. I did a lot of things to make my family what they are today.

“You know they say no problem is accepted in his town, but in my own place, they appreciate me a lot because they saw me through all these things.

“That’s the way I see Funke. When I see her, I look at myself. She’s a replica of who I am.” Patience Ozokwor added.

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