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Actress Stella Damasus on Tuesday shared a video of herself teaching Nigerians how to pronounce her surname, Igbere TV reports.

The mother of two uploaded the video on Instagram.

“A lot has happened recently with my surname, first of all, I am not here to destroy anybody’s childhood but some people have asked me for the right pronunciation since I said my name is not Damascus, my name is really not Damascus, there is no C in my name. My name is Stella Damasus, that is the name, it’s not Damascus,” she said.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeu1wGRvBZA?feature=share

Stella has been tutoring social media users on the correct spelling of her surname.

Tired of people calling her Damascus, which is the capital city of Syria and the oldest capital in the world, the 43-year-old attempted to set the record straight in a tweet on Sunday.

“My name is Stella Damasus, not Damascus,” she wrote.

What many do not now know, however, is that her family’s original name was Ojukwu.

The mother of two disclosed the reason behind the change of name in an interview with BBC Igbo last year.

Speaking in the Igbo language the actress explained that during the civil war, Nigerian soldiers thought her family was related to the late Odumegwu Ojukwu who led the Biafran Army, which prompted the change of name.

“My surname is Ojukwu but during the Biafran war, Nigerian soldiers thought that we are related to the family of Odumegwu Ojukwu. That is the reason for the change,” she said.

She explained that Nigerian soldiers killed many of her father’s kin in Asaba because they shared the same surname with Ojukwu.

Due to the crisis, her grandfather decided that the family should adopt his first name Damasus (a Greek name) to keep them safe.

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Wetin concern me?

You didn't correct us then when you were still actively in the movie industry and on everyones lips. Your eyes were still "chooking" for money to notice the mispronunciation that time. it's now that people hardly call your name that you're coming to do pronunciation practice.

Anything to remain in the limelight.
Whatever, abeg!

This is just like Chinedu Ikedije and Osita Iheme coming out to tell us to stop calling them Aki na pawpaw, e no go work.

It’s “Pronunciation” not “Pronounciation”…. Stella Damascus is so beautiful

Well, Damascus it is for me.


She is,beautiful. My childhood crush

Irondome1:
This is just like Chinedu Ikedije and Osita Iheme coming out to tell us to stop calling them Aki na pawpaw, e no go work.

They have already given up on that issue...Aki and Paw Paw brought them to limelight
Stella Damascus brought her to limelight, she has now made enough money and wants to change back....and many Nigerians who watch them are still poor....we no go gree

she is looking for attention.


I nor go mind phvck her though. sweet girl.

Beautiful MILF cloutchasing...tf

Damascus has being the like for me.
When I saw Damascus in the bible since then I do think she is connected with Israel.

70 year old girl
She be mumu

Clout chasing to stay relevant..



Na today you realise say dem no pronounce your name well? WTF!!

I liked her acting then

This one should go back to the kitchen or get a gym membership. It’s obvious she can’t think up something better to trend off.

ashewoboy:
she is looking for attention.



I nor go mind phvck her though. sweet girl.

Everybody is looking for attention to you ? oga you too do look for attention..

For those who care, I don't.

I don't see myself mentioning her name to anyone.

Why trying to correct people now and not years ago?

Really for long I have been referring her as damascus never knew na damasus

Nice one from the pretty lady. Nigerians have shown they have this undying ability of mutilating a person's name.

Stella, you will, forever be Damascus to me.

Sus ko sausage ni

So you didn’t change your name back? What kind of stupid reason is that? Are you Greek? Some Nigerians lack cultural sense (especially those idiots in SS).

No Be you go tell me how to pronounce your surname.

Whatever the surname is she is just a beautiful soul. See her smiles

Ok

All these things because Syria is in Crisis.

Moral lesson, never trust an average Nigerian woman. Once the going gets tough, they abandon you.

If Syria was not in crisis and Damascus reputation as the pride of Mediterranean ruined, this woman won't have problem with people calling her "Damascus"

Stella Damascus,cum my house and teach me how to pronounce it,I can't still pronounce it very well.If I cum make I knw watin cause am!!

WTF

Who cares about her name ?

Attention seeking cunt.