Nollywood actress Ngozi Nwosu has shared an unexpected memory from her early career, saying that she was slapped by a fan in Surulere, Lagos, who took her film role far too seriously.
During a recent Talk to B podcast conversation with Abiola Akinrinde, Nwosu discussed the amazing encounter that had a lasting impact on her.

“I have so many unforgettable experiences, is it about life or in this industry? I’ll share a story from when I just started newly. I had the experience at Surulere, Lawanson bus stop precisely, that time I was going to catch a bus; you know, I had no money at that time so I was going to get a bus, and a guy walked up to me and the next thing he did was to give me a dirty slap,” she narrated.

The actress remembered her amazement at the time, and how the perpetrator called her names for her role in a movie.

“I won’t lie o I was dazed, and I was wondering, ‘What did I do to deserve this one?’ He started screaming, You’re a wicked woman!! For what you did to lagbaja, you are a killer,” she added.

“In a movie?” Biola, the host, inquired in shock.

“Yes o,” she confirmed, “because he watched me being mean to someone in a movie. He was saying, ‘Don’t worry, I will tell my wife that I have retaliated.’ People around were asking him if he was okay and why he would slap a woman that way. He was adamant o, saying, I’m too wicked.”

She stated that the experience had an effect on her, prompting her to be more aware of her surroundings.

Nwosu said, “That is an experience I will never forget and it made me walk and watch my back. I became very cautious of where I would go. After that, I became a taxi freak.”