Mercy Johnson-Okojie’s acting prowess has taken her to the height of a successful career in the last five years.
With just a month before her 35th birthday, the star actress has embarked on a new journey and she’s poised to make a mark with a new cooking show.
From interpreting the role of a sharp babe to acting out a village truant and wealthy single lady, Mercy Johnson-Okojie has paid her dues in the movie industry, but she seems to crave a new challenge.
The new challenge for the mother of three is simply known as ‘Mercy’s Menu’.
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In an interview monitored by R on Pulse Nigeria, the actress said she had been working behind the scenes to bring her new project to life, adding that while the project might seem to take much of her time, it would not affect her acting career.
According to her, cooking show does not signal a bye-bye to Nollywood. Rather her forthcoming movie ‘The Lamb’ is bound to hit the cinemas soon.
“Two things I like to do: I like to cook and gist; not gossip. I like to cook and I like to talk while at it. You know when you are grinding pepper, that is when the gist comes. So because I love to cook and I love to talk, I set that into good use, talk about issues, talk about vices, talk about stuff that would benefit people., get very interesting people around, we cook, we eat and then we talk,” she said.
According to her, the show will feature celebrities and public figures.
“The show will feature celebs and public figures. The show will also feature accomplished individuals who will speak on how they achieved success in their respective fields.
“Being a woman is tough, you know. I would say I have learnt to live my truth, be myself at all times, speak my mind when I want to. I choose my battles and just steer clear over what’s not my business. It’s a tough journey if you know, you know, so just take it one step at a time and be true to yourself,” she said.
When asked if women actually get the appropriate recognition in Nigeria over their achievements, she said recognitions would finally start coming in.
“I’ll stick with one day, we will get there. Because some people are being appreciated, some people are getting those appreciation or kudos because perhaps they are public figures…they will say oh you are a great wife, a great mum, a great actor but women are low-key doing wonderful things. Women are low-key going through different things and sorting it out in one piece so that’s why I choose to say we will get there,” she said.
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