My Dream is to Become Another Christiane Amanpour

Driven by passion, actress and television talk show host, Sandra Eze, is living the dream of being a media personality, writes Ferdinand Ekechukwu

I came as a young girl from Eastern Nigeria in search of a better life in Lag os

"Sundays I spend mostly in church…” Sandra Eze intoned as she explains her routine. “It’s the only day in a whole week I’m free to worship God.” For her, worshipping in church has a different feel and liberty to it. Yet it is not all sanctimonious to the Nollywood actress and on-air personality, but a self-belief that life is spiritual. Therefore, that one needs God consciously or unconsciously. Self-acclaimed church girl and proudly so, her schedule for the week that follows appeared locked as she puts it: “I’m filming in Oregun all through next week but I’m free the upper one.”

That would be two weeks from then, aside the choice of a meeting point that was yet unresolved.

However, it would be an honour for her to chat while on set Season 2 of ‘Shelter Nest’, a television series currently airing on Africa Magic. She would also be fair to acknowledge that not much has been written about her. So it comes with a mixed feeling of some sort whenever she reads about herself. “I laugh and giggle and frown. But still feel like I’m a stranger reading about myself. I guess I have to adjust faster and embrace the fact that reading about me comes with the job.”

Sandra may not be one of the most sought after actresses or presenters in the industry; she sure is a work in progress, building up herself with the right materials and opportunities and with that, could overcome the bumps along her career path. For a somewhat new comer, staying true to her callings has been her strength. She strongly sticks to her own morals and professional standards and has given her roles the best interpretation she could.

Professionally, one would disagree with her. There are usually conflicting views on set that almost dent her image when she walked out of the studio during live recording of a very popular television programme. Recalling that incident she said, “Your view is a great show, and will always be. I love the ladies, we will