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Aki and PawPaw: Why People Think We Are Twins – Chinedu

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Nollywood veteran actor, Chinedu Ikedieze, a.k.a Aki, has come out to give reasons why people thought Osita Iheme was his twin brother.

Chinedu in a recent interview said because of his onscreen synergy with Osita Iheme, many “thought we were twins”.

According to the 45-year-old actor, despite their similarities in height and mischievous movie roles, they have unique qualities that distinguish them from each other.

He said: “Whenever people want to see one of us (me and Osita Iheme), they would always want to see the two of us because they have that imagination of our mischievousness in the movies playing out in real life in their mindset.

“But that wasn’t a limitation for me because I am Chinedu Ikedieze, and he is Osita Iheme. As much as we play together, I have some qualities or traits that differentiate me a little bit.

“He has his own too that differentiates him a little bit from me when it comes to some things.

“But when it comes to the movies, people would want to see us together…Sometimes I will go for an event, and they [fans] would say, ‘Where is your brother? Why didn’t he come with you?’

“Because of our synergy in movies, people thought we were twins. So, they don’t believe that we could ever have separate lives. They always believe that whenever you see one, you must see the other.”

It will be recalled that the legendary actor in another interview revealed that at one point in his life, he was on the verge of killing himself and had considered jumping off the 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos due to peer humiliation and his low self-esteem after a doctor informed his mother that he had stunted growth.

Aki went on to say that after meeting his colleague, Pawpaw, they decided to become successful movie partners.

“I supported the idea that people were drawn to us because of our height.”

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