‘I am not
the characters I play’
Keira
Hewatch, a Nigerian actor/entertainer was born in Calabar, Cross River state but was
lucky to have grown up in different
cities in Nigeria. She moved around
quite a bit and ended up spending time in Abuja, Uyo, Lagos, Minna, Port
Harcourt and some other minor cities. She is the only child of her parents but
by no means assume that she was a spoiled kid. In this interview she told adanneamos.blogspot.com her
lifestyle and scripts she wouldn’t accept.
Tell us a
bit more about yourself?
My mum is a teacher with the Nigerian Police Force and she
was and still is a disciplinarian. I was
raised in a Godly and Christian home. I’m a worshipper (what others would call
praise and worship leader in a Pentecostal church setting). I’m very aware of
the creator’s existence. My dad is a pastor . Growing up, my mum hammered into
me the absolute understanding that every human being is equal in God’s eyes and
the unshakable belief in doing and being just right, remembering the one rule
that should govern human behavior which is The Golden Rule.
Obviously, growing up in an environment like this meant
learning responsibility at a very early age. Sometimes I would think I had not really
been a kid, yet I wouldn’t trade my upbringing for anything because those were
the years that shaped me into a person I have become; mentally, emotionally,
spiritually and other wise.