Day of disgrace! Denrele Edun narrates how he was disgraced on his matric day

Media personality ,Denrele Edun took his fans back to 1998 when he had his matriculation.
He wrote

Throwback to my Matriculation Day in Unilag. 1998. Day of Glory that became a Day of Disgrace!
•Back
Home (then), we had this little-black-and-white-brandless-TV that never
showed steady pictures…We always had to slap it hard for it to show
properly and each heavy slap only held vice for bout 20mins! I was
always exasperated with it!
One Sunday, I rubbed anointing oil on it
and Alleluia, the “skoin-skoin” of this toolbox-sized TV ceased and it
was perfect picture all day (only on that Sunday)! Then & there, I
saw a promo for an audition: New young actors and actresses wanted for
the most popular family series back then. (D Executive Producer is late
now, Heaven bless her soul!). I was FRIGGING EXCITED. Jotted down d
address, went d next day (Monday) to their office in Ikeja, paid 2k for d
form & got the Audition dates.
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The actual auditioning date
was the same day as my Matric. Even before the Matric, I posed with a
makeshift gown (cos I couldn’t afford one) & raced to Ikeja in my
very best ensemble (My Dad’s checkered shirt, my best denim pants,
borrowed shades and my Yaba-Aba-made trainers that always smelt so bad
after I took them off).
I was at the auditioning ground from 10am
thru till 7pm waiting for my turn. I honestly didn’t mind the long
wait…I wanted to be on the show so bad cos I needed the cash, exposure
and of course, work. My turn and I went in with all d confidence in d
world.
They called in 10 of us & when it was time to act, I
nailed it. However, there was an Actor on the panel (very popular at
that time) who was eyeing me in disdain. He suddenly started throwing
questions at me, perhaps in a bid to make me look stupid or throw me off
but i was damn ready for him.
He looked me squarely in the eye and
told me, I recall this too well; “YOU WILL NEVER MAKE IT IN THIS
INDUSTRY. YOU ARE TALENTLESS AND JUST WASTED OUR TIME. YOU WANT US TO
PUT U ONSCREEN? SUCH A DISGRACE”. I thought he was reading from d
script. Next thing, I was walked out with the others.
D other guys tried consoling me but I left shattered. Trekked from Ikeja to Yaba. Cried all The way home.
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U know my name, not my story.
U’ve heard what I’ve done, but not what I’v been thru!