”I settled for acting after I failed my first year of Law” – Actress, Genoveva Umeh

During a recent episode of the “Is This Seat Taken” podcast, hosted by Nollywood actress Chinasa Anukam, Genoveva Umeh, a Nigerian-British actress, opened up about her journey in the entertainment industry. Umeh admitted that although she had always been passionate about acting, she initially pursued a different path academically.

Umeh revealed that she studied law in university, but her true calling became evident when she failed her first-year law exams. It was at that moment that she realized acting was her true passion.

She said, “Studying law, I would say was my decision. But I would also say that I realised that I was first generation immigrant, I know how hard my parents worked to get me into the UK.

“So, I didn’t want to do a course that I just kinda took as a hobby. I thought acting was a hobby.

“I literally just went from just thinking of it [acting] as a hobby in university and just thinking, yeah, when I graduate, I’m going to come back and pursue this.

“But that didn’t happen until I failed my first year. I failed my first year of law. That was when I realised that I need to start considering what I actually want to do as opposed to what I feel I have to do.”