Zac Orji: Nude Scene With Eucharia Anunobi Affected my Marriage
Veteran Nollywood actor Zack Orji has shared that his marriage was affected after starring in the film, ‘Glamour Girls’ in the 1990s. Orji who was involved in a nude scene with star Eucharia Anunobi, shared that several people were feeding his wife with negative stories against him a thing that made his pastor suspend him.
Orji disclosed this while featuring on podcast labelled ‘Nollywood: Hardcore: The Legend’s Untold Story’. The two-part film was about independent women who embark on gaining their independence within Nigeria’s traditionally patriarchal society through escorting.
The story that’s directed by Chika Onukwufor reveals young women who are engaging in prostitution and battling between accomplishing their dreams and maintaining societal norms.In the second part, the scene features Anunobi and Orji showering in a bathtub in an erotic moment.
Recounting the impact of the movie on his life, Orji told the host of the podcast, Emmanuel Ehumadu that the scene affected his marital life. He shared that his pastor called him telling him he received several reports about the matter and the suspension that was said to be private leaked to the media.
When asked about the impact of the film, Orji said, “Back then, we were talking about the 90s before the 2000s. I was married, yes.”
On whether he had issues with his wife, the actor said, “I did. Even though she’s an actress, so they were putting a lot of things in her mind.
“I remember after the movie was released, my pastor invited me and said that he had been receiving too many calls. (He said) How can Zack go and do this kind of thing? He said he called me because he wanted to suspend me. But he wanted to inform me first of all before suspending me.
“And he said well, he was not going to tell anybody that it was just between us. While this happened, I was on another set, we were filming in Ikeja GRA. There was this guy called Alex who was very well-known in the industry back then.
“He worked with Punch Newspapers, he came to the set where I was filming and said,” I just want to confirm from you before going to the press: is it true that you have been suspended by your church? I said who told you that?”
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