NIGERIAN ACTOR, DAMILOLA OGUNSI OPENS UP ON DISCRIMINATION IN NOLLYWOOD FOR BEING AN ALBINO.
Nigerian actor, Damilola Ogunsi popularly known as Gold Fish, has opened up about his experiences as a working Nollywood actor with albinism in an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW).
A hereditary disorder called albinism reduces melanin, resulting in pale skin, hair, and eyes.
Ogunsi spoke to the German publication about a director who once suggested he gave up acting because of his albinism.
He said that his albinism made him different and special, and gave him a room in the Nollywood film industry.
“Ogunsi has come a long way in the industry, and he felt that his presence adds something different and important to the stories.