Nollywood actor, Ibrahim Yekini, popularly known as Itele, has shared an insight into his journey and his struggles before stardom.

The Yoruba actor, whose YouTube movie recently raked 100 Million views, took to his Instagram page to share a revelation about his days of early beginning.

According to him, his career began with being "overlooked to overwhelming." He described himself as the boy form the hood who faced being ignored, yet chose discipline and consistency, amid the noise.

The energetic movie star explained that focus, pressure, and faith in the process has kept him going, noting that if he can rise from the hood to becoming celebrated, "you can do it too."

He admonished the public to keeping striving amid the pressure, and let the results speak. He affirmed that he is a living proof that "dreams respond to work.

He wrote:
"From overlooked to overwhelming.
That boy from the hood they once ignored chose discipline over distraction and consistency over excuses.

No shortcuts. No noise. Just focus, pressure, and faith in the process.

If it can rise from the hood to global impact, you can do it too.

Let the results speak.
Let the journey inspire.
This is proof that dreams respond to work."
Recall that The Nigerian Voice reported that Itele recently took to his Instagram page to announce that his 2025 YouTube movie 'Koleoso' has now garnered 100million views in total. He credited the win to God, his casts, and his fans, while ailing himself for being the first African to achieve such a milestone on YouTube.