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Faithia Williams premieres new movie,

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Wildflower is back on Startimes. The second season of the acclaimed Filipino telenovela­s will be aired from January 20th exclusive on ST Novela E Plus.

Wildflower is one of the most watched series on primetime in Philippine­s and was a real success in Africa when premiered by Startimes last spring.

“We knew Wildflower had a lot of potential but we did not expect it to become our most popular drama. Fans have been craving for season 2 since the end of the first season” explains Echo Zhao, manager, ST Novela E Plus Channel. “We are very happy to start 2019 by broadcasti­ng this amazing show. And believe me, if you liked the first season, you will love the second one.”

Lead actress Maja Salvador is grateful for the sup- port viewers have given the program.

“We would like thank our viewers for the love and support they have given us in our first season. This second season, we promise to give your wilder revelation­s and wilder plot twists. We hope you continue loving and supporting us,” Maja said in an interview.

Wildflower, produced by ABS- CBN, is a story of a woman’s courage, determinat­ion, and resilience to find justice for her family and for the people of one town. Driven by hope and love, main protagonis­t Lily/ivy fights for what is right without putting the law in her hands.

Things will definitely get wilder as tension rises even higher. With Nay Carlota’s death, Ivy is further motivated to put the Ardientes down. What will Ivy do to give justice to Carlota? There is also no stopping Diego from running for governor of Poblaciona­rdiente against his brother Arnaldo. Will he win this battle or will he get played by his own family? When it comes to love, will Arnaldo finally fall into Ivy’s bait? Will Diego set aside his feeling for Ivy to heed the call of service?

All these questions will get answers on ST Novela E Plus from Friday to Sunday19:50 CAT, two episodes per day starting from January 20th.

Faithia Williams, Nollywood actor and producer, has recently released new pictures to the public just after premiering her new short movie, which also coincides with the launch of her new website.

The private screening of the short movie, ‘Connection’ held at Radisson Hotel on December 29, 2018 was graced by top entertaine­rs. Celebritie­s like Toyin Abraham, Etinosa Idemudia, Muyiwa Ademola, Kemi Afolabi, Dayo Amusa, Yomi Fash, Bimbo Thomas, Chinneylov­e, Ayo Adesanya, Tayo Odueke, Bimbo Ogunnowo- Afolayan and more were present just to name a few.

The short movie was written by Faithia Williams and directed by Desmond Elliot. It stars award-winning actors such as Odunlade Adekola, Toyin Abraham, Kate Henshaw, Muyiwa Ademola, Iyabo Ojo, Priscillia Ojo and more.

The event also coincided with the launch of the actress’ personal website, www.faithiawil­liams.com where her fans can catch a full glimpse of her life, what she stands for, her works and how to reach her for more work. The actress plans to use the platform as a tool to reach thousands of her fans globally.

She also used the opportunit­y to reactivate her foundation for the girl-child. The foundation will seek to address issues surroundin­g the girl-child in Nigeria and in Africa. Some of the issues will be brought to bear through advocacy, strategic movies, giveaways and counseling to the girl-child and their guardians.

Faithia Williams has been in the movie industry for over one decade and has made multiple movies. Despite her longevity in the industry, her influence still stands strong as shown in some of the cinema blockbuste­rs of 2018 she starred in – Yoruba Demon, Seven and a Half Dates to name a few.

The actress revealed that she does not just want to be all about acting but all about making a lasting impact.

“Many people have been asking why I am making the kind of moves I have been making lately. I want to make a lasting impact in the world. I do not just want to be a fine face in front of the camera every day, I am interested in being a fine face that impacts people and acting is just one of the ways I can do that. The movie ‘Connection’ is about the girl child and so is my foundation as well. I will be telling more of these stories and doing more in this regard. It is also why I have my personal website set up. I want to be able to interact and share with my direct constituen­cy regularly. More announceme­nts are coming and as you hear them, please bear in mind that the new Faithia Williams is doing all these to make a lasting impact in the world”, she said.

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