Actress Uzo Aduba may be headlining the crop of Hollywood artistes dominating TV, but the multi-award winning actress has refused to forget her roots. Yesterday, the OITNB star shared a photo of jollof rice, fried plantains, among other foods, and she chose that occasion to remind her American fans where she comes from.
“You can take the girl out of Nigeria, but you can’t take the Nigeria out of the girl,” the actress captioned the photo, adding, “#igbokwenu#naijagirl #yummy”
This post has gotten over 18,000 likes with many of her fans interested in learning about Nigerian cuisines. And this is not the first time Aduba would be talking about her Nigerian heritage.
In her previous interview with Uptown, Aduba explained the meaning of her name to international fans. “Uzoamaka means ‘The road is good’,” she said. “Quick lesson: My tribe is Igbo, and you name your kid something that tells your history and hopefully predicts your future.” And then she explained that her motivations are her Nigerian parents who encouraged her to put in the best in what she does.
“My parents were less interested in what the pursuit was, so long as you pursued it with excellence. That is really the Nigerian mentality: putting your best self into it. It’s not about being number one, but no Nigerian parent will ever complain about that! My mom always said ‘I have never heard of nothing coming from hard work. I don’t know when it will come, but it will come,” she said.
