Making your way to stardom can be very frustrating and sometimes upcoming artistes do the unthinkable to become popular. See the list of Nigerian celebrities who have pulled stunts to get to stardom below:1. Skiibii: Skiibii pulled a stunt in 2015, were he was declared dead. Four years after the stunt, Skiibii dropped ‘Sensima‘ featuring Reekado Banks. Open Heavens. Redemption.
- Small doctor: The singer also decided to play his own penalty go throwing in 2017 after a shocking video surfaced online with Small Doctor seen stroking his manhood seriously on camera. After the incident, He went on to release “Penalty” which won award for the “Best Street Hop” at The Headies 2018. On the 6th of April, 2019, Winners Golden Bet unveiled Small Doctor as their brand ambassador.
- Etinosa Idemudia: The actress made headlines after she went nude on Instagram and later used the Bible as an ashtray while smoking. And people felt she was using the videos as publicity stunts to grab attention.
- Ronke Tiamiyu: The Nigerian actress, model, fashion designer and businesswoman based in Lagos shared a video of herself masturbating on Snapchat in January 2020. She went on to release new photos a day after the event, then apologized to her fans. It was noticed that her followers sky rocketed after the incident. Will she be getting an endorsement soon? Time will tell
Do you think these stunts help their careers?