11th September, 2021
Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemate, Pere Egbi, has grabbed a nomination in the ‘Best Actor’ category of the 2021 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards.
The awards organisers Best of Nollywood, on Saturday made the announcement via its official Instagram page.
BON named Pere among other top Nollywood stars for the ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role’ category.
Pere bagged the nomination for his lead role in ‘Butterflies’, a Biodun Stephen’s movie.
Other nominees in the same category include Stan Nze in ‘Rattlesnake’, Blossom Chukwujekwu in ‘Home Spring Eternal’, Enyinna Nwigwe in ‘Badamosi’, Okey Uzoeshi in ‘Strain’, and Uzor Arukwe in ‘Yours Regardless.’
The former wildcard has been on the Nollywood scenes for years but recently gained prominence due to his participation in the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show.
He has featured in other Nollywood movies like ‘Till there was you’, ‘Chimera’, ‘Gem of the rainforest’, and ‘High Ends’.
Pere also featured in one of the editions of the popular ‘Super Story’ series titled ‘More than a friend’.
The vibrant 36-year-old ex-US Marine is a part-time actor, model and professional nurse who has a thriving career in real estate development, a career that has earned him lots of money.