Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor, has explained why her colleagues beg the public for financial assistance when battling chronic ailments.

Mama G, as she is fondly called, said some Nollywood stars are paid well but often resolve to seek public help when confronted with sickness.

According to the movie star, there is a lot of financial pressure on actors from family members and acquaintances, adding that an actor can no longer make money when they fall sick, hence the resolve to seek public assistance to pay their medical bills.

She said, “Some of us [actors] are paid well, but before this sickness get, nobody helps you because everybody feels you’ve a lot of money. And you’re managing it [sickness] with your family. Also nobody pays you anymore when you’re on that sick bed. Because it’s when you’re healthy that you can be shooting movies and getting money. The illness has kept you out for a long time and the money you saved has been exhausted.