By Olatorera Dickson-Amusa, Abuja
For 27-year old actress, model and entrepreneur, Erica Nlewedim, her appearance on the reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, in July 2020 catapulted her directly into the spotlight— and more importantly, in demand within the entertainment and fashion industries.
The BBNaija 2020 Lockdown star took to her Instagram page to tell fans how overwhelmed she is over the massive growth she is experiencing in the short course of a year.
Erica said in a post on Monday that garnered over 70,000 likes and 8,000 comments that her achievements would have been unthinkable to her only last year.
“This time last year I had no idea I was going to have a fan base like this”, she quipped.
The lightskinned actress said all she had been hoping for, was a chance to be seen and recognized for her talent and hard work.
“All I wanted was for the world to see me, because I knew all it took was for people to just know of me, my talent and hardwork was going to speak for me,” Erica writes.
Going on to list quite an impressive number of achievements, she added:
“Exactly a year later, I’ve achieved much more than I could have imagined! Movies in the cinema, TV and Netflix, my own reality show on MTV base, properties, investments, appearances in different countries, my face on billboards and commercials for top brands, my own business, my charity work, 2 million followers on Instagram, verified on twitter with more than half a million followers.
“I’m also the 5th African celebrity to be made a twitter topic! A loving fan base! The topic of conversation across all media! It’s not just talent and hardwork that has help me get this far, it’s love, from God, from you my beautiful fans, from me to you all! It’s grace because I’m not better than the next person! I just want to let you know that I appreciate you my fans! We’re truly Elite in every way!”
Known to her fans as ‘Star Girl’, the celebrated Erica currently attracts about 2 million followers on Instagram, over half a million followers on Twitter.
She is not relying on just her fan base as she is also a brand ambassador for prominent organizations including Kuku’s Hair, Star Radler and Legend Beers, Kuda Bank, Partner Mobile and Swarovski jewellery.
Her work is celebrated by a dedicated fan base who style themselves as the Elites.
Incidentally, her fans expect more successful landmarks ahead as we they patiently wait for her next big move!
