Insult I Received That Pushed Me Out of Law Profession - Lolo1

Nollywood actress, radio presenter, host, and media personality Omotunde Adebowale David popularly known as Lolo 1 and even more popularly known as the name of the character she played on hit show Jenifa's Diary, Adaku, is opening up now about why she left the career path which she studied in university - law.

During a new interview with The Guardian, Lolo 1 explains the harsh reality of what her experiencing learning law was like and opens up about the insults and derogatory words that completely pushed her out of the profession and into the entertainment industry where she always wanted to be. Here's what Lolo 1 had to say about it.

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Speaking about learning law and the reasons she completely left it to focus on entertainment, Lolo 1 said:

LOLO 1: One of the most difficult times of my life. They will look at me and say derogatory words such as, ‘are you sure you went to law school?’ And I was a young lady at that time. They will, sometimes, also say things like, ‘I think your head is filled with sawdust.

On one of such days, I just decided that, no, I think I’ve had enough. I can be better than this. If I stayed in practice, I probably would just be one of the many lawyers, but I knew that I wanted to be more than just a lawyer, and that was when I decided that this has been my passion all along, so, why don’t you start to pursue it? And I just took my bag, took my wig and gown left, and I can honestly tell you, I have never looked back from that particular day.

That was the pivotal moment for me. And I just knew that I had to begin to pursue what I really wanted to do. And that was entertainment. And as I began to pursue that, of course, other channels and avenues began to open from that particular moment onward.

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