JUST IN: “My Father Planned My Life So Much, Calling Me The Next Serena Williams Around The House” – Adekoya

Fast-rising Nollywood actress Damipe Adekoya has shared a humorous look into her childhood, recalling how her clergyman father held onto a grand, yet completely unrealistic, dream of her becoming a world-famous tennis player like Serena Williams.​

The actress explained that aside from wanting her to study medicine and become a neurosurgeon, her father was oddly convinced she had a future in sports. He kept tennis rackets and balls at home, repeatedly calling her “the next Serena Williams” in hopes that she would naturally gravitate toward the game.​

However, Damipe noted the irony in his strategy, pointing out that despite his lofty dreams for her athletic career, he never actually enrolled her in any training or took her to a tennis court. See More/Details