Nollywood actor, Chidi Mokeme has finally revealed the reason why he took a break from the movie industry.
The actor, while speaking in an interview with Channels Television, Chidi Mokeme, revealed that he was battling Bell’s Palsy.
Note that Bell’s palsy is a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face. In most cases, the weakness is temporary and significantly improves over weeks. The weakness makes half of the face appear to droop. Smiles are one-sided, and the eye on the affected side resists closing.
Chidi Mokeme revealed that the infection affected one side of his face, and due to his career as an actor, he couldn’t make a public appearance. He likened the infection to a stroke.
“I have been off the scene for a while after we did the promotional tour for 76. Before that when we were preparing to go to the UK on a trip for British International Film Festival. I came down with something called Bell’s Palsy. It comes like a stroke and affects one side of your face and this was something the doctor said was incurable they didn’t know what caused it and how to treat it.
As an actor you can imagine what I was going through”. He said.
