Balancing fame, education and reinvention: 2 Milly Star’s quietly expanding career

For many child actors, early exposure to the spotlight can complicate adulthood. For Ogagbe Oghenechovwe Blessing — better known today as 2 Milly Star — the years following his first film appearance were defined as much by retreat as by ambition.

After debuting in October 1 in 2014, he largely stepped away from acting, later explaining that academic commitments and family guidance influenced the decision. When he resurfaced on screen in 2019 in The Herbert Macaulay Affair, the Nigerian film industry had shifted, with streaming platforms and historical dramas reshaping audience tastes.

Subsequent roles in Three Thieves, The Wait and Strangers added to a growing résumé rather than instant stardom, suggesting a slow-burn approach to career building.

Outside the cinema, Blessing began cultivating a second identity online. TikTok offered a more immediate relationship with fans, and his short-form videos allowed him to experiment with humour and performance styles unconstrained by traditional casting processes.

That experimentation eventually spilled into music. His debut EP, JOY, released in August 2025, presented him as a singer exploring themes of optimism and creative independence. In interviews he resisted framing the project as a definitive pivot, instead describing himself as someone interested in working across formats.

Observers note that his trajectory mirrors that of many young Nigerian creatives navigating a crowded entertainment field — accumulating credentials gradually, maintaining multiple revenue streams, and remaining cautious about being defined too early.

For now, Blessing continues to occupy a space between actor, digital creator and recording artist — a position that may prove either transitional or foundational for the next phase of his career.