Popular media personality and Influencer Azziad Nasenya has dispelled claimed that her success came overnight.
In an interview with Director Phil, the 23-year old detailed how she became successful at such a young age.
“I guess people never know the story before the glory that’s one line that I have gotten from Sauti Sol’s song and being in this space for the past years I have got to experience that because people just saw that one thing and they are like this is what made you and you are like when did you begin all these.
“My journey began when I was born and I have seen it as…I never knew that this is where I’d get at this point in life so just looking back and tracing back I am like aah I think that is why my things happened like that because whole in primary I was an active kid I was in entertainment I was in drama I was in music festival, in high school the same I went to Nationals, I did I don’t know how many solo verses. I was the only form four who was allowed to be in drama. When I joined Kenya Mass, I won the best actor as a fresher. This things have been following me, basically I have been working on it for the longest time even after my form four 2018 I joined theatre,” she recounted.
She would also make YouTube videos as well as TikTok ones. After sometime she went viral on TikTok on April 2020.
“Somebody who has followed my journey from April would be like this is an overnight success but somebody who has been in my life all through has seen the steps, the progress and the work that I have put in over time,” Azziad said.
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At the same time, she denied claims that her flashy lifestyle in financed by a rich man. Azziad said that she works hard for her money such that some days she only get two hours of sleep.
“Si rahisi, kufanya kazi. By the way hao masponsor wanatolewa wapi. You know I hear people say oooh sponsor, mi sijawahi… Mnipeeko,” she said
She went ahead to explain that she is satisfied knowing that she has made money through working hard.
“There is beauty or rather there is satisfaction in getting money that is from your sweat. I sleep very well knowing that I have made that 50 bob working hard. I mean I have worked my mmh off but it is mine on one gave it to me. I think I am that kind of a person, I am scared to beg , I do not know how to beg. I have a problem with begging and asking so I never want to put myself in that position so I go out there and do the things for myself I get myself what I want so I put in the hard work and the effort because I know where I want to get. I am getting there but I have a long way to go so I have a lot of work to put in. There is no shortcut,” Azziad said.