Actor Charles Inojie has said he has suffered an irreplaceable loss since the death of his onscreen wife Ada Ameh.
Ameh, who was popular for her role as ‘Emu’ in the Africa Magic series The Johnsons died on July 17, 2022.
Before her death, the actress revealed that she was battling a mental issue.
In a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo, Charles Inojie spoke about his relationship with the deceased on set.
Charles who plays Ada’s husband in the comedy-drama, said he has suffered an “irreplaceable loss” since she died.
He said the late actress’ death was “strong enough to kill the show”.
He said the cast, crew and production company decided to continue the TV series to honour Ameh’s memory.
“Ada was a lover of people. This has been her greatest fear, that things should not end this way because you could see it coming,” he said.
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“Many times, I will hold her and say: Ada let people help you. It got to a point I just told myself that indeed Ada wants to go and rest. She was carrying so much.
“Plenty of us failed Ada too. Since she left the show, I have suffered a kind of loss that is irreplaceable.
“Her demise was strong enough to kill the show, from the cast, crew and production company.
“But we sat down and agreed that the best way to honour her memory was to continue the show, because we knew how much she loved The Johnsons.”
Before her burial, The Johnsons cast held a night of tributes for Ada at the Amphi Theater Freedom Park, Marina, Lagos on Thursday, August 18.
Speaking at the event, Charles Inojie, said he still finds it difficult to talk about Ada Ameh in past tense since the news of her death broke. He added that words were not enough to qualify her.
He said: “Since the news broke on the 17, it has become impossible to refer to her as the past. Adah is the only person I know will quarrel with you now and if you come to work the next day, she’ll make a soup and say ‘who miss this food ehn, na him know wetin he loose o’.
“She will say yunno go go chop, you dey carry face. Words are not enough to qualify her.”
