Actress and reality television personality Beverly Osu has disclosed that she once aspired to become a Reverend Sister before pursuing a career in entertainment.
Speaking during an appearance on the CreativiTea Podcast, Osu explained that she attended a Catholic school in Enugu and was deeply committed to the idea of a religious vocation at the time.
“I was meant to be a Reverend Sister. I wanted to really be a Reverend Sister. Now, I am doing God’s work in other ways,” she said.
Osu said she was drawn to the discipline and neat appearance of priests and nuns.
“I love how they dress. Because I am meticulous and very neat, I just loved how clean the priests and Reverend Sisters were. Literally, that was it,” she added.
She added that she grew up in Lagos, moving from Surulere to Yaba and Ojuelegba, in a strict Catholic home.
“I grew up in Lagos, in Surulere, and from Surulere I moved to Yaba, Ojuelegba. I am a Lagos girl. I grew up in a very Catholic-oriented home. This is not just being Catholic in Africa, far and wide,” she said.
Osu addressed criticism of a past photoshoot in which she dressed as a Reverend Sister, saying it was art and not meant to provoke.
“People just read meaning into it. Nigerians just like to talk. It wasn’t a big deal. It was just arty,” she said.
She said Nigerians often misread her actions and like to talk, dismissing claims that she courts controversy.
She said she has never acted with that intent and is simply being herself.
“I have never meant any harm. I have never done anything with the mindset to be controversial. I just came across the word ‘controversial’. People say I am controversial, but I am just being me,” she said.
