The actress recounted personal experiences, including being overlooked as “not a YouTube face” and receiving undervalued offers from producers.
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Lilian Afegbai has taken to social media to talk about actors being labeled by viewers.
She specifically encouraged YouTube actors to keep growing and not allow people bring them down.
Speaking further about the division within the industry, where creatives are categorized according to the platforms they utilize, she urged YouTube actors never to give up.
She wrote: “Normally, an actor is an actor. It’s about, are you a good actor? Can you act? But it’s you viewers that have turned the whole thing upside down.
“Other people have to have room to grow. More actors have to come. How many films is your fave going to be in at the same time? It’s not possible”, she said in part.
She added “YouTube Actors Lol. Sometimes people fail to see your worth or acknowledge your growth, but that says more about them than it does about you. Your value isn’t diminished by their inability to recognize it. Keep growing, shining, and staying true to yourself—it’s not your fault they choose not to see it”.