Vera Anyim, the Dunamis Church congregant who went viral on 14 April when Pastor Paul Enenche questioned her academic achievement as she shared her testimony, will be in our faces for a long time as she isn’t giving up on her resolve to remain a ‘celebrity’ in the real sense of the word. An overnight celebrity, Ms Anyim’s life has drastically transformed since she captured the headlines, but not without unexpected turns and challenges, marking her journey to prominence. In an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Ms Anyim, who is related to Pius Anyim, a former President of the Senate of Nigeria, discussed her initial reaction to the situation and how she deals with fame.
Excerpts : PT: Can you describe your initial reaction when you realised you had become a viral sensation overnight? Vera: I didn’t expect it or know what was happening. That day was my birthday. I didn’t know what was happening because I went home after that church service to celebrate my birthday.
After my birthday when I came back from my birthday, friends started to call me, and that was when I knew what was happening. It was precisely on Monday that I learned that my name was going viral. The very first day that the thing happened, I was not happy, but as a child of God, I didn’t need to hurt myself; I had to hold myself.
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