The World Should Know How Serious Hyperemesis Gravidarum Is – Adesua Etomi

Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi-Wellington has come out to share her battle with debilitating morning sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum while pregnant with her second child.

Recall that the actress and her husband, Banky W welcomed their second child in 2024.

Reacting to a report about a pregnant UK woman who died by suicide after extreme morning sickness left her bedridden, Adesua wrote that it is frustrating how people do not understand how serious the condition is, and she can only appreciate her loved ones for rallying around her.

Her words, “When I talk about the seriousness of hyperemesis gravidarum, people don’t get it and I hate it.

It is not ordinary morning sickness. It is a serious condition that literally affects the quality of your life.”

She wrote,

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.