Nollywood star given five years to live writes Will, books burial ground

News Express |11th Mar 2022 | 6,340
Nollywood star given five years to live writes Will, books burial ground

StrickenNollywood actress Kemi Afolabi



Nollywood star actress Kemi Afolabi is bravely preparing for death after being diagnosed with lupus, an incurable disease, and told that she had only five years to live.

She has consequently penned her Will, planned her funeral and even booked a burial ground.

Brave Kemi disclosed in a recent interview with show host Chude Jideonwo published on Friday, that she has already lived one year out of the five predicted by her doctor.

She quoted her doctor as saying, “Make sure you are with your loved ones. At least, you still have up to five years.”

She lamented: “I have lupus. It’s not curable. You just have to take medications for the rest of your life.”

The stricken thespian disclosed that she spent N1.2m on a treatment that never worked as she continually cries in pain.



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