Imagine being the toast of the town with sold-out concerts, blockbuster movies, and a flamboyant life and everything comes crashing within the twinkle of an eye.

A number of these celebs went from being rich and famous to a pitiable and obsolete conditions due to ill health.

Some of these celebs have publicly come out to appeal for help while others have accepted their fate and isolated themselves from the public.

Here are five examples.

1. Majek Fashek

Majek Fashek was one of the biggest music exports from this part of the world in the late 1980s and the early 1990s.

He is best known for the 1988 album Prisoner of Conscience, which included the multiple award-winning single, 'Send Down the Rain'.

The music star had sold-out concerts across Africa and even toured the world.

Strangely, his stardom dipped after rumours began to fly around that he had been hit by a strange illness. There were however speculations of the music star being involved in heavy drug use.

After years of trying to resurrect his career, Majek's health began to fail again in 2019.

His management team solicited for funds from well-meaning Nigerians and they got lucky when billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola came to his rescue.

Not much has been heard about his health situation since then.

2. Ernest Azusu

Ernest Azusu was one of the bad boys of Nollywood in the early 2000s and enjoyed much success during that time.

However, Ernest's time in the movie industry ended abruptly after he went missing in action for some years. 

It was later revealed that he was down with a stroke. At some point it was reported that he had passed away, a story he later came out to debunk.

The humiliating part about Azusu's grace to grace story was when a video of him begging for financial assistance showed up on the internet in 2020. 

3. Victor Olaotan

Victor Olaotan can be described as one of the best talents to have come out and shaped Nollywood. He, however, became a household name when played 'Sir Ade Williams' in the popular TV drama series 'Tinsel.' The movie star remained a private person until 2016 when he was involved in a ghastly car crash.

Olaotan's health began to deteriorate and his friends in the industry were worried. After years of treatments, it became apparent that he could no longer foot his hospital bills.

In 2019, movie star, Richard Mofe-Damijo announced that Femi Otedola yet again was going to take care of his hospital bills.

While everyone thought Olaotan had been saved by the bell, a video of his colleagues soliciting for funds again on his behalf hit the Internet in 2020.

The photo of the movie star shared on social media indicates that he is indeed in dire need of help to get the best health care.

4. Ifeanyi Ezeokeke

If you are very conversant with the child stars that were made in the mid and late 1990s in Nollywood, then Ezeokeke's name would ring a bell.

He rose to prominence after his role in the 1999 movie 'Conspiracy' where he got the alias 'Ugo Shave Me.'

Well for some unknown reasons, Ifeanyi was no longer a regular face in the movie industry. It took a Facebook photo shared by colleague Diewait Ipechukwu in 2020 for everyone to discover that the child star had been down with a strange illness for a while.

5. Lord of Ajasa

Lord Of Ajasa can be described as one of the early acts of indigenous rap in Nigeria and was one of the biggest rappers in the game in the 2000s. 

A few years down the line, Lord Of Ajasa's career stalled and he became overshadowed by new artistes. Not much was known about him until January 2019 when photos of him in the hospital emerged.

It didn't take long before some of his colleagues and friends came to his rescue.