Model turned actor, Kunle Remi has recounted his COVID-19 pandemic experience.
The actor noted that the pandemic has had a devastating effect on people and world economies but he was able to discover a part of himself during the lockdown period.
Kunle Remi described how the pandemic changed his life positively during an interview with PUNCH.
According to him, he had time to reflect on his life as well as connect with the entertainment side of him which got him crowned as the king of Tik-tok in Nigeria.
In his words, “COVID-19 changed my life because I had more time to look at myself, reflect and connect with what I carry; to connect with the entertainment side of me.
“ I joined TikTok during the lockdown period to showcase my skills as an actor. I had a platform and the time to connect with the entertainment part of me and before I knew it, people crowned me king of TikTok in Nigeria. ” he added.
Looking back at the beginning of his career, the nollywood actor said that he had faced a lot of rejections but he turned them to his sources of motivation.
Kunle Remi has featured in several nollywood movies among which is ‘Falling’, ‘Tiwa’s Baggage’, ‘The Eve’, ‘Gold Statue’, and so on.