Uche Ogbodo, a popular Nollywood actress, whose marriage to Ato Ubby crashed years ago has recalled her most challenging times.

The light-skinned thespian, who doubles as a fitness trainer, revealed to Inside Nollywood that she was once desperate for love and ended up being used and dumped.

“About 10 years ago, I was that innocent young woman who was misunderstood by everyone. I was desperate for love but was used, played, broken and shattered at some point. But today I stand tall. I know who I am and what I want. I have found self-love and fulfillment and I am no longer desperate for nothing. I give love as much as I have. I’ve finally found myself,” she gushed.

Advising the young women out there who might find themselves in similar situation of brokenness, the mother of one said: “To the young ones out there, you have permission to walk away from anything that doesn’t feel right.