Veteran Nollywood actress, Mary Njoku, has reminisced on the year 2025, describing it as one of the "hardest years of my personal life.” The veteran movie star, via her Instagram page stated that the previous year stands as the most difficult of her adulthood.

Mary Njoku explained that at a point, she lost all hope on sailing through the year, noting how life takes one through a tunnel with no visible end, or progress, yet the individual still has to keep moving.

She further shared how she battled dark times, but came out stronger, revealing that the process shaped her. She however, emphasized that in spite of all the challenges, she still chooses gratitude.

The actress also appreciated everyone who reached out to her in the course of the past year, praying for God to meet them at the point of their needs, while officially welcoming everyone to the new year.

She wrote:
“2025 was one of the hardest years of my personal life. One of the most difficult years of my adulthood. There were moments I genuinely didn't think I would make it through. Life takes you through seasons where you feel like you're walking through a tunnel with no visible end, no light in sight. And yet, you keep moving.

I walked through very dark times this year, and I came out stronger. Like gold refined by fire, the process was painful, but it shaped me. As I leave 2025 behind, I choose gratitude. For every lesson, every trial, every burden that has now been lifted. I let go. I shed the weight. I step forward unburdened.

As I enter 2026, I do so as a renewed person.
God, thank You for seeing me through 2025. And to everyone who reached out to me this year, online, offline, through calls, messages, comments, may God meet you at your point of need. Your kindness mattered more than you know.

God bless you, and welcome to 2026.”