Nollywood actor Kunle Remi has revealed that all the rejections he faced at the beginning of his career paved the way for him.
Kunle also said the COVID-19 pandemic changed his life positively.
According to the 32-year-old actor, with newsmen on Wednesday, said all the rejections he got propelled him to do better and try again rather than weigh him down.
“Taking a look back about how my career started, it was never easy for me, there were a lot of obstacles, rejections, but at the end of the day persistence, discipline and God most importantly helped pave a way to this very point.
“I am grateful for the rejection that I faced because it motivated me to become the person I am. However, none of the rejections that I got weighed me down, instead, it propelled me to do better and try again,” he said.
The Falling actor also shared how the COVID-19 pandemic changed his life positively.
He said, “COVID-19 pandemic changed my life positively. It is absolutely a blessing to me. May the souls of the people lost to the coronavirus rest in peace but this period has been a blessing to me. I joined TikTok during the lockdown period to showcase my skills as an actor.
“I had a platform and the time to connect with the entertainment part of me, and before I knew it, people crowned me king of TikTok in Nigeria. I was just doing it for fun, and I was enjoying myself.”
Kunle is the winner of the 7th edition of Gulder Ultimate Search in 2010.
He is a graduate of the New York Film Academy.