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Liz Benson, Zack Orji, Eucharia: Top 5 Nollywood Celebrities Who Became Pastors

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From Nollwwood to Pastorhood. Life has taken new turns for some Nollywood actors and actresses who in the peak of their acting careers decided to give it all to Christ.

Here is a chronicle of five Nollywood actors and actresses that turned pastors and evangelists.

1. Eucheria Anunobi

Eucheria Anunobi

Eucheria Anunobi hails from Owerri, Imo state, a graduate of English language from the University of Nigeria, Nuskka. She came to limelight after acting the renowned movie Glamour Girls which generated much controversy and gave her a bad name for several years.

She finally announced that she had given her life to Christ and was few months later ordained as an Evangelist in the Fresh Oil international Ministries by the presiding pastor , Psalm Okpe alongside other minister, her well-wishers and colleagues including Clarion Chukwurah, Sussan Peters.

Though she said her new feat wouldn’t affect her acting career maintaining that she would rather be selective before accepting scripts.

2.Kanayo O. Kanayo

Born on March 1, 1962, in Imo state, veteran Nollywood actor, Anayo Modestus Onyekwere popularly known as Kanayo O Kanayo, came to lime light after acting Living In Bondage.

In 2006, he won the African Movie Academy Awards for Best Actor in a leading role.

After appearing in over hundred movies, he decided to contest for a seat in House of Assembly but he failed.

To people’s amazement,he went on to become a pastor and  is seen preaching the gospel at Christ Mission Worldwide in Egbeda Lagos and had preached as the guest speaker in many other churches across the country.

3. Elizabeth Benson

Elizabeth Benson

Elizabeth Benson popularly known as Liz Benson began acting when she was a kid. She appeared in popular soap opera Fortunes in 1993 which ran for about 2 years. After this, she featured in many movies and TV series. In 1994, she appeared in the blockburster  Nollywood film Glamour Girls which shot her into fame and endeared her to Nigerians.

She lost her husband barely six years into the marriage and in 2009 she re-married a man named Emeya, who is a Bishop at the Rainbow Christian Assembly in Warri, Delta State.

By virtue of the marriage, she was ordained an Evangelist in the church which she eventually runs with her husband.

4.  Zack Orji

Zack Orji

Veteran Nollywood actor, director and producer Zack Orji was born in Gabon in the 60’s. The graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, was shot into fame after acting his first movie Unforgiven Sin in 1991.

Although he had been on the corridor of evangelism, he was ordained as an Evangelist by the President of Christian Central Chapel International (CCCI)l, Bishop Emma Isok.

He is seen preaching in churches in Makurdi, Lafia, Abuja and diaspora

5. Ernest Asuzu 

The popular Imo state born actor who featured in a movie, Criss Girls went extinct for a while and is coming out strong as a Gospel artist and had released his single video.

He revealed in an interview that the world rejected him and he decided to turn back to Christ.

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