I had severe eye infection, was hospitalised during filming of ‘Thin Line’ – Mercy Aigbe

Mercy Aigbe, the actress, has revealed that she battled a severe eye infection that left her hospitalised and forced to halt filming of ‘Thin Line’ temporarily.

‘Thin Line’ premiered in cinemas nationwide on December 13.

In an Instagram post on Friday, the film star described the pain from the infection as “excruciating”.

Aigbe also referred to it as one of the most significant challenges she faced during the film production.

She shared a photo of her eye during the infection, saying, “I woke up one morning on set and my eyes were like this… We couldn’t film, we had to break the set”.

“We couldn’t film, we had to break set. The pain was excruciating. I was hospitalised, in fact it was a whole lot challenge. Doctors said it was a severe infection. It was a whole lot. A whole lot,” she continued.

“It has been an experience on this journey with ‘Thinline’. A whole lot of challenges, a whole lot but in all I still give God the glory. In all these I am still standing and will keep pushing.

“This movie has taken a lot of hardwork, pains, blood and sweat.”

Aigbe thanked everyone who has watched ‘Thin Line’ in cinemas. She also urged those who haven’t seen it, assuring them they will truly enjoy it.

“Big thank you to everyone who has seen ‘Thinline’ in cinemas and I am loving the reviews so far. If you are yet to see it make it a date with this amazing movie you will love it,” she added.

Recently, Aigbe lost several properties worth millions of naira in a fire incident at her Lagos home.