Nollywood darlings, Richard Mofe Damijo and Ego Boyo grabbed headlines when they starred in the late Amaka Igwe’s Tv series ‘Checkmate’ which revolutionized Nigerian soap-operas . The duo were a delight to behold
Decades after the ‘Checkmate’ era the Nollywood veterans are set to reunite in Richard Mofe Damijo’s new TV drama ‘ The Mr X Family Show’.
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Recall that RMD had made the exciting announcement sometime in 2017.
“My journey with Ego Boyo @officialegoboyo started nearly 30 years ago, our first encounter being on the production of CHECKMATE when my dear friend Amaka Igwe pulled me in as the villain Segun Kadiri on the highly coveted TV series,” RMD wrote on Instagram on Monday.
“One of the most remarkable things about Ego is that despite the fact that she is born with a silver spoon into the family of the highly respected late Justice Nnamani she was super disciplined (she still is), very humble and extremely committed.
“Our status as Nigerian TV sweethearts rose with the movie VIOLATED as ‘Tega’ and ‘Peggy’ became the toast of Violated fans. Since then Ego has gone ahead to becoming wife, mother, accomplished business woman and the president of International Women’s Society.
“Over 25 years later Tega and Peggy are back together again on my new TV “DramCom” The Mr X Family Show. I can only hope that getting back together again on TV will tickle fans of Ann Hathrope and Segun Kadiri and the fans of Tega and Peggy who have been craving to have them grace their TV screens again” he revealed on his Instagram page.
mofedamijoMy journey with Ego Boyo @officialegoboyo started nearly 30 years ago, our first encounter being on the production of CHECKMATE when my dear friend Amaka Igwe pulled me in as the villain Segun Kadiri on the highly coveted TV series. One of the most remarkable things about Ego is that despite the fact that she is born with a silver spoon into the family of the highly respected late Justice Nnamani she was super disciplined (she still is), very humble and extremely committed. Our status as Nigerian TV sweethearts rose with the movie VIOLATED as 'Tega' and 'Peggy' became the toast of Violated fans. Since then Ego has gone ahead to becoming wife, mother, accomplished business woman and the president of International Women's Society.
Over 25 years later Tega and Peggy are back together again on my new TV "DramCom" The Mr X Family Show. I can only hope that getting back together again on TV will tickle fans of Ann Hathrope and Segun Kadiri and the fans of Tega and Peggy who have been craving to have them grace their TV screens again. Ego and I are pretty excited about this and hope the excitement catches on. We are curious to see how many people or if anyone can correctly guess what we're back together as... Mr and Mrs? Secret Lovers? Siblings? Colleagues?...
Somebody?! Anybody?! Let the guessing game begin. Photo@sundayolaoyephotography
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chapeleotegaTears to my eyes I swear! My best ever home video has always been violated" not only because of the storyline but also the super amazing cast. Then u guys came up again with Keeping faith' which was also awesome. I really wish they could do something like a remake of the movie Violated for this generation so they could at least have a little taste of our childhood and some of the stuffs that made us who we are today. You guys gave us education, information, entertainment and most of all inspiration. Gracias muchas para todos RMD. Buenas suerte. God bless
funmirayoSurely a fan of you both
chumaihejosephBring it on. I can't wait. My guess is Mr & Mrs X.
sunday_maureenWow, I cant wait,ma best home video has always been ''Violated" it will b so cool seein u again together. Bring it on!am I fan of both of you.huh,i always remember "keeping faith"it was wow.God bless n keep u both safe in Jesus name Amen.
eshuafloraHmmmmm, l love you guys so so much. Am so happy dat you guys are coming together once again to me and others glue to our tv
eshuafloraCan't wait at all
eshuafloraI love violated
eshuafloraSo much
eshuafloraYou guy's should do reloaded plssss
eshuafloraThanks
kenes_lookbook@mofedamijo my mum still calls u Tega whenever she sees u on tv😍😍😍
deebanjYes o,Violated(You violated me,u raped me,u got me pregnant n u threw me out.Lol(dose were part of her words). chai I can't forget dat movie. U still remain Tega o. Peggy!Peggy!!Peggy!!! U can call Peggy for naija. Wehdon sir #borntoact
chin_wayViolated ! Loved it , looking forward to this 💃💃💃
domiebrown@bettyegbe lolzzz
ayabaa1Can't wait......love these two together on TV
neneblancheYayyyyy loved you guys together !
propertyculture@mofedamijo , you guys were and are still the real deal. Checkmate was a thorough exhibition of our panache, glamour and resplendent cultural diversities, and you both actually pulled it off perfectly. If this new project could make half the impact checkmate made, then it will be rated a success of monumental proportion.👍
bee.jain@mofedamijo sir u both are back as colleagues
ja.mean@anthony.ufuoma violated is my all time favourite
sandicokesYou guys messed with my small brain as a kid I thought checkmate was real! I remember rubbing the side my nose as a sign of posin
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