Popular Nollywood actor, Femi Brainard, has recounted his ordeal when he migrated to the United States of America and had to fend for his family by becoming a cab driver.
The actor revealed this when he spoke as a celebrity guest during an interview with Teju Oyelakin, aka Teju Babyface.
According to the actor who featured on the podcast of Teju Babyface, there was a time he felt bad for subjecting his wife to a humiliating life as he became a cab driver.
Brainard further disclosed that many Nigerians that saw him as a cab driver in the US were shocked in disbelief that a celebrity of his calibre was surviving on cab driving.
He said: “I became a cab driver in America just to put food on the table.
“Whenever people see me, especially Nigerian passengers, they often stare at me in disbelief, wondering if I’m indeed the familiar star they recognise.
“America does not recognise your stardom, nor does it respect your celebrity.”
The 53-year-old recounted that there was a time he was crying at his parking lot when he became penniless, concluding that he preferred to be a popular actor in Nigeria than a “nobody” abroad.
Brainard added: “At times it would be so hard I no go get money for hand.
“That day I went to the parking lot of our apartment, I cried.
“Na me bring this woman here.
“Yankee no know star o.
“I had to feed my family.
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“I know this couple from the airport, the husband was like: ‘Ask him if he is Femi Brainard,’ and I said yes.
“The husband didn’t know when he reached me and asked: ‘Bros what are you doing here?’
“As difficult as Nigeria seems to be, I would rather be a prince and a celebrity in a system that is not working than come to this place and be a nobody.
“I am still bothered about rent.”