Ufuoma McDermott, the Nollywood actress, has revealed the cause of her stage four kidney disease.

In a recent episode of the WithChude podcast, McDermott shared that her kidney disease was caused by prolonged misuse of strong painkillers due to migraines and headaches.

The actress revealed that she had avoided wearing glasses due to concerns about her appearance, leading to chronic headaches. She said to manage the pain, she took strong painkillers, unaware of the long-term consequences.

The 43-year-old said she found out about the cause after she and her brother were both diagnosed with kidney disease, sparking fears that it might be genetic.

“I really wish everyone would understand the importance of health. My brother was diagnosed late on stage 4 of kidney disease and he goes straight into dialysis and has complications. I was diagnosed earlier,” she said.

“So I have lived on medication for almost 12 years now. When my brother got diagnosed, I ran to my cardiologist. My parents were scared, thinking if this was genetic. We had to trace the kidney disease and we learned it was from drug abuse.

“I grew up with migraines, headaches, and eye aches, and I never wore my glasses because they made me look like a geek. I would take painkillers for my migraine. I took strong painkillers and not the ordinary painkillers because I wanted the pain to go away.”

Yul Edochie, the Nigerian actor, has taken a hit at critics of his marriage to Judy Austin.

Yul shocked fans after he unveiled Austin as his second wife in April 2022. He also announced their first child together — to the dissatisfaction of May, his first wife.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the 42-year-old filmmaker addressed critics who he claimed were spreading falsehoods about him to elicit sympathy.

“No lie wey dem never talk for my head just to draw pity and sell market,” he said in pidgin English.

“Dem go soon talk say I be 40 seconds man.”

Although Yul did not mention names, his post comes after his brother Linc’s comment about his second marriage.

Linc and Yul are the sons of veteran actor Pete Edochie.

But in a recent interview, Linc shared his thoughts on Yul’s decision to constantly flaunt Judy on social media.

He cautioned that the people praising Yul would quickly turn against him if issues arose in his second marriage.

“What is done is done… My father always says, ‘Take your marriage off social media,” Linc said.

In August 2023, May filed for divorce from Yul and demanded N100 million in damages.

Linc Edochie, the actor, has shared his thoughts on brother Yul’s decision to take a second wife and constantly flaunt her on social media.

Linc and Yul are the sons of veteran actor Pete Edochie.

Yul shocked fans after he unveiled Judy Austin as his second wife in April 2022. He also announced their first child together — to the dissatisfaction of May, his first wife.

In the latest episode of the ‘KOK Live’ podcast, actor Kanayo O Kanayo questioned Yul’s need to publicly display his second marriage. He also asked Linc for their family’s stance.

“Your brother Yul Edochie went to get another wife. He has been on social media raving about and people are asking ‘are you the first Nigerian to take a second or third wife?’” Kanayo said.

“How do you feel? How does your family feel about this?”

Linc responded, “What’s done is done… My father always says, ‘Take your marriage off social media’”.

The actor cautioned that the people praising Yul would quickly turn against him if issues arose in his second marriage.

“Everybody has the right to live as they choose. If a certain decision could hurt someone very close to you, you must think about it over and over again. We are Africans and a people of culture to do extravagant weddings,” he said.

“But sometimes it might be with the consent of the people you are with. But there is something my father keeps saying that I also say is ‘take your marriage off social media’. People need to realize this. The moment there is a glitch somewhere, the people who praised you will ‘bury you alive’,” he said.

“If there is something people love about a hero is to see a hero fall or die trying. None of us is a hero. Be mindful of what you put out there. What you do not know you cannot ruin.”