Viral Video Insinuating I Was Mad ‘Ruined’ My Career – Actor Hanks Anuku [Video]

Nollywood actor, Hanks Anuku claims that the viral video wrongly portraying him as mentally unstable ruined his career and caused him personal pain.

In 2022, a video circulated online showing Anuku in tattered clothes, appearing to talk to himself, leading many to believe he was mentally unstable.

Actress Shan George quickly debunked this claim, insisting Hanks Anuku was not insane.

However, Adanma Luke disagreed, prompting the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) to investigate.

In a recent conversation with content creator Lucky Udu, on Sunday, Anuku clarified that the video was from a movie set.

The actor explained that he was preparing for a role as a mentally unstable character by immersing himself in the environment and meditating.

Anuku said that the video harmed his reputation, causing him to lose friends, job offers, and money, leaving him feeling isolated and jobless.

The movie star added that he went through pain and was “heartbroken” that “someone could do this to me”.

He said, “I was trying to get into character for a role I was going to play, a madman role. Someone who was not in his correct senses or right frame of mind.

“So I had to go naturally visit the environment on how I would play it in that same neighbourhood. I was just showing the way the director wanted me to do it, meditating and getting into character.

“I lost friends, producers no longer contacted me for jobs. I lost a lot of money, I lost jobs, and I was jobless. People did not care about me. It was God who directed my footsteps to a good soul.

“I went through pain, if you were in my shoes you would feel it. I was heartbroken for these people to do this to me.”

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KanyiDaily recalls that Hanks Anuku recently urged Nigerians to celebrate and appreciate him while he is still among the living.