Orange Is The New Black' Star, Uzo Aduba, who spoke at Glamour x The Girl Project rally for girls, brought down the house with her story of how she came to own up to her name 'Uzoamaka'.

According to the Hollywood actress, she once told her mother to stop calling her "Uzoamaka' but call her 'Zoe' instead because no one could pronounce her Nigerian name. Her mother who was startled by this plea, told her that if people could pronounce Michelangelo, Tchaikovsky and Dostoevsky, they should also learn to pronounce her name.

Here's the video;

https://www.lailasblog.com/hollywood-actress-uzo-aduba-shares-mums-reaction-asked-stop-calling-uzoamaka/

Prodigal daughter

See her teeth like Python smile


Wow atlast first to comment on nairaland.....where is my 30billion

Ok

Hmm

So what we shud call you now...miss amerikana.....iranu

Looking for beans to fry

Am yet to see that my crush then

Sharon Ezeamaka

She also acted in TV series Dear mother

I dey crush on that girl seriously

okay, uzo

I don't really blame the mods though, na me open thread

And so? Do you expect us to fry air because you suddenly outgrew your inferiority complex?
The likes of Chimamanda Adichie was never ashamed of her Igbo name even after marriage to a foreigner she still identifies with her roots.

So she asked her mom to be calling her hoe.

She's fugly, that's all i know..

Ochasky23:
Looking for beans to fry

I just bought some
bring pot

Better call you 'Fine road' or airport road abuja

Crazy eyes.

What should we do now? Nice hair though

"Crazy Eyes" really love her character in orange is the new black. One of my favorite TV series

Iriot!!.....If na me bi your mother i for call you "Uzoajoka" because you resemble Obasanjo

Na WA o

Noted!

Na wa 4 Una ooooo.....so person cannot become first to comment abi^^^^....there is God she.....


Hen hen kini Topic soh jare....

Mtcheew iranu...so your iya shud not kor you sheedinma again.....iyen iyaaa reh...iya ti o bi oo lomo.....ori re o pe rara....unrespectfool

Prodigal ke? I guess those calling her prodigal don't know the meaning of prodigal

go for facebook see how ppl changed their names to smtin maybe sweet or pronounceable

Omo see her hand is she a boxer or is she acting action movies at hollywood amnotunstandin

I no know why I even open the thread self. Mi o serious rara

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