Regina Daniels, Ned Nwoko And I: The True Story – Somadina Adinm

<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMubfe-sHLWYwTibajHIbZB5l_blBwqGYVZ9_pXCcoj8KiXAV7lc2b8CA1M_q3oHiKqtd3pj0nYVvE8AOzt-dLnfvbREA8WLUEnOhguRo8aTUfMrcOWlxFgPp33eyf4NRlmjSjRL79MuG/s1600/9956527_reginadanielsnednwoko_jpeg7a43e8dedc95e06d1336fbdc647e45f5%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="584" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMubfe-sHLWYwTibajHIbZB5l_blBwqGYVZ9_pXCcoj8KiXAV7lc2b8CA1M_q3oHiKqtd3pj0nYVvE8AOzt-dLnfvbREA8WLUEnOhguRo8aTUfMrcOWlxFgPp33eyf4NRlmjSjRL79MuG/s280/9956527_reginadanielsnednwoko_jpeg7a43e8dedc95e06d1336fbdc647e45f5%25281%2529.jpg" width="280"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fast rising actor, model and television presenter, Somadina Adinma, has finally opened up on his relationship with teenaged actress, Regina Daniels. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Adinma, who admitted that he has found love again after Regina left to marry another man, however, revealed that his opinion doesn’t count if someone decides to marry whomever he or she desires. He also talked about other issues. Enjoy it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tell us a bit about yourself</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My name is Somadina Adinma. I am from Anambra State. I am the last child of my family. My dad is late and I have just my mom and a sibling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From being a kid actor, how has the journey been?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It wasn’t easy. It was very hard. You know, at a point, I stopped acting because my mom felt that acting was taking my mind away from school. So, I stopped acting. I couldn’t get admission to higher institution, so I went to do a diploma course in Cooperative Economics and Management. After my two-year course, I gained admission to study Theatre Arts and Film at the university. I started acting again in my 300 Level and it was very hard. Now, staging a comeback is very hard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What’s it like combining education and acting?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was very hard. I studied Theatre Arts and Film, so combining acting and schooling was very tough. I wasn’t getting jobs frequently and it was after my graduation that I started getting roles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What kind of student were you in school?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course, I was like every other student. The only difference was that they treated me a bit special. But then, in Theatre Arts, everybody was a star. They knew I was an actor but everybody in my department was a star, including the lecturers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Did you fail any course?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes, in my first year, I didn’t know it was all about attendance and stuff like that. I had few carryovers in my first year, but I never had any carryover again till I graduated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What was your motivation?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The love of the craft was my motivation. This was something I started as a child. Then, it was like a plaything. But it started making sense for me to want to study Theatre Arts and Film in the university.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Did life as a kid actor rob you of your childhood?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No, it didn’t. Life as a kid actor didn’t take anything away from me. I had time to play with every other child in school and at any other places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">How were you discovered as a kid actor?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was this day I came out into my street and I met some people filming. It was actually Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze (Aki and Paw Paw) doing the filming. So, I walked up to one of the cast, he was an actor too, and said I wanted to be like these ‘kids’. He looked at me and smiled. He said ‘those are not kids, they are adults, but if you are really sure you want to act, I can meet your parents to get the go ahead’. They eventually came, but they wanted to take my brother instead of me. And I was like ‘who does that?’ Then I was very small, I was like seven or eight years old. But the edge I had over others was that I could read and understand the words, and they had to tell other kids to say ‘this and that’ before they could say so. That was how it started for me. I think my first movie was actually a scene, the tittle was ‘Charge and Bail’, and I did it with Osita Iheme.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Which movie brought you back into the spotlight?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I did two movies ‘Love and Oil’ directed by Ifeogwu. It starred acts like Yul Edochie, Nuella Njubuigbo and so many others. The second was ‘Miss Teacher’, a Chika Ike’s movie, which was about child’s right. I was one of the main characters in the movie, and then ‘Mr China’s, ‘Eliza the Village Lover’ and others. Those were the movies that people saw and started calling me for jobs again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now that you are back, has it been easy for you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It wasn’t easy to stage a comeback. But now that I am back as an adult actor and a graduate, I think it will be easier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Which is your most favourite movie?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wow, do I have a favourite movie? I think all of them are cool, but the movies that took me everywhere was the ones I did with Regina (Daniels). I think that’s ‘the woman I love’.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What was the chemistry like between you and Regina?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We met at a location, we were both young and we bonded. We were meant to be friends and when you are cool with the characters on set, interpretation of the story becomes normal. So, it just happened. It’s like when Genevieve (Nnaji) and Ramsey (Nouah) were doing their thing. Yeah, we were able to connect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Looking at the whole scenario, would you say meeting Regina Daniels added a kind of vibe to your career? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes, it did. But I was the vibe before I met her. Then, she added more vibe and that’s it. After the movies, we became friends, colleagues and close friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What do you have to say about the reports that she dumped you for another man and you became angry?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No, no, no, I got angry because people were coming to say stuff they didn’t know anything about. They were trolling me. All I know is that people need to mind their business. It’s not everything you inquire about. At times, people should just be like ‘this is none of my business, let me just allow this slide’. Regina and I were very close friends. She didn’t dump me for anybody. Nobody dumped anybody. Nobody is feeling bad about anything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What’s your take on her marriage to Ned Nwoko? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I don’t have a take on someone’s personal life. Whatever anyone has chosen to do with his or her life, that’s his or her personal life. My opinion is not even needed. My stand won’t change anything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Many people thought that though you felt sad, you’ve moved on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But why should people feel like that. When you are not ready to marry, would you tell the other person not to marry because you are not ready? That’s wickedness. Even when you are ready, you may decide not to marry the person. I am not saying that’s the case, but Regina and I were close friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So, you didn’t feel bad about the whole thing?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No, not at all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Are you in a relationship now?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes, I have always been in a relationship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Who’s the lucky girl?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My mom, my brother, my friends; all these people love me and I love them too. Is that not enough?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">How do you handle female fans that want to get down with you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It’s okay to be cool with everybody, all your fans. One thing they should know is that you can’t be for everybody. You can never be for everybody. I will like to follow everybody on my Instagram, but unfortunately I can’t do so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What’s the craziest thing a fan has done to you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The craziest thing keeps repeating itself all the time. When they want to take pictures with me in public, and I am a very shy person. I always feel embarrassed when all these things happen but I’m getting used to it little by little.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">How about remuneration? Would you say the movie industry is able to put food on your table?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sure, it does. But you don’t have to put all your eggs in one basket. You also have to do other businesses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Apart from acting, what other things do you do?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I just finished my NYSC. I wanted to do my own movie. I’ve done one, which is showing on YouTube entitled, ‘My Best Friend Caused My Pain’. It’s the story of two siblings that did something that’s a taboo. From there, I would expand to other businesses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rumour has it that you are now dating Princess Nnenna Orji after dumping Regina Daniels?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Laughter) I don’t know anything about that o. People always feel I have everything figured out, so if they feel this is what’s going on now, then it is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Are you confirming that you are in a relationship with her?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I don’t know (laughter). It’s just that Princess Nnenna Orji and I are very close friends. The kind of friendship I had with Regina is the type of friendship I have with Nnenna now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What attracted you to Princess?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Princess is my very good friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Are you using her to rub off?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No, certainly not so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Apart from who we see on the screen, who really is Somadina?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Somadina is very funny. That’s the Somadina you don’t know. Somadina is a calm guy, but when you step on his toes, he will show you he’s not so calm. And Somadina is a very hardworking person; he’s a goal getter. Somadina believes in slow and steady and Somadina is someone who has a very big dream.</div></div></div>

Regina Daniels, Ned Nwoko And I: The True Story – Somadina Adinm

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