PETALING JAYA, July 12 — Like many Malaysians, actors and performers in the entertainment industry aren’t spared from the economic impact of the lockdown.
Former TV3 news presenter and actor Zainol Macwilson is one of them and the 62-year-old is doing whatever it takes to make ends meet until it’s safe again for actors to go back to work. Zainol, who is the father of actress Zahirah Macwilson put his entrepreneurial skills to good use during the pandemic by selling fertiliser.The Jimmy Asmara actor revealed on Instagram yesterday that acting jobs were hard to come by during the lockdown so he had to resort to other means of earning a living.“With the movement control order, shoots can’t take place so I’ve moved on to selling fertiliser,” he wrote to his 62,800 followers.
Zainol was able to make up for the lack of acting gigs by selling mangoes from his Perlis farm which fans and fruit lovers raved about.