I never wanted to be famous – Ebuka Obi-Uchendu

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, a well-known media personality, has called fame “a necessary evil that comes with having a career that is public.”

He emphasised that he does not take pleasure in being famous and that he has never sought fame.

On the Channels TV programme Rubbin’ Minds, which was co-hosted by reality stars Beauty Tukura and Prince Nelson, he made this claim.

While acknowledging the advantages of fame, Ebuka declared that, given the choice, he would choose his career and the financial rewards over fame.

The father of two said, “I have never been a fan of fame. And if you know me, I think you can tell. But I have also understood that it comes with what I do.

“I have never courted fame. I have never chased fame. I have never really sort of thrived in it. I’m not the kind of guy who is going to our things out to be talked about. So, most times if you see me being talked about, it’s because of my work. It’s not because I did something outside of my work.

“I don’t know that I enjoyed fame or I have ever really liked it that much. I mean, it comes with its benefits, I can never deny that. But I also understand that it is a necessary evil that comes with having a career that is public.

“But if you left me with an option, I would take the career with the money that is coming with it and not be famous.”