CreativiTea Pod

Tea is served! ☕✨Fame and recognition can be exciting but they come with a reality. For Uzor Arukwe, acting has always been about his love for the craft. It was this passion that led him to leave the corporate world to pursue a career that has brought him incredible success and unexpected challenges. As he puts it, “My art is all I have.”From the overwhelming reception of “Love in Every Word” and the criticism of “Colors of Fire” to the public attention that followed, Uzor has experienced how quickly fame can blur the lines between an actor, his character and his personal life. In this episode, Uzor opens up about the realities of Nollywood, the reality of success and what it means to stay true to his art in an industry that wants him to be “Odogwu”Get cozy, take a sip and enjoy the conversation! ☕✨ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tea is served! ☕✨Faith Morey didn't always have the life she has today. The Port Harcourt-born former basketball player went on to build an international modelling career before becoming a familiar face on The Real Housewives of Lagos.On this episode, Faith talks about deliberately building the life she wanted, staying authentic despite public opinion, and why class, confidence and social etiquette aren't reserved for people born into certain environments.This is a belief that also reflects through her work as Founder of Gracefully Faith Morey and Okachi Foundation. If Faith could build a life she once only imagined, what could others achieve with the right opportunities?Get cozy, take a sip and join the conversation. ☕️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tea is served! ☕✨Tobe’s acknowledgement of the tea we served on set mid-conversation did not prepare us for the tea he was about to spill.Tobe Ugeh, popularly known as Tobe SZN, is a lawyer, creator and actor who has captivated the eyes and hearts of many young Nigerians with his fashion, lifestyle, travel content and now, history classes.On this episode, Tobe addresses how he handles criticisms, what it takes to be a creator living in Nigeria and the actual aim and objective of his platform.Get cozy, grab a teacup and take a sip! ☕️❤️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tea is served! ✨If the Mayor of Lagos has tea to spill, then we’re listening!Mayorkun’s journey into music changed his life pretty quickly. Now, years later, he can look back at getting signed, building one of Afrobeats’ favourite artist duos with Davido, and learning what it actually means to have millions of people invested in your music.But success comes with expectations too.Mayorkun gets honest about fan opinions, mental health and the funny frustration of putting everything into a song only to watch the one you least expected become the hit. 😂This episode has tea on the music industry, artists mental health and a lot of humor but behind the humor is a real lesson to enjoy making your art even when you can’t control how people receive it.Get cozy and take a sip. ☕️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tea is served! ✨The Nigerian film industry - Nollywood has experienced many seasons, moments and eras, and one person who has lived through many of them is our guest today, Uche Jombo.Having spent nearly 30 years in the industry, Uche Jombo, the veteran actress, director and producer, joins us for a conversation about the different seasons of Nollywood through her lens.Nollywood has undeniably evolved. We can debate in our personal spaces whether that evolution has been for better or worse, but Uche shares her perspective based on her own experience.What has changed? What can be done better? And do we really want to go back to early Nollywood?Uche Jombo answers all of these and more on this episode of CreativiTea.Get cozy, take a sip and join the conversation. ☕️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.