In
exclusive interview with Encomium, the actress reflects on the past 20
years in the entertainment industry and the controversial movie ‘The Prostitute’
threatened her marriage.
Read the excerpts below;
On Challenges Encountered:
“When I started out, I got married just
about the same time and started having children. For me, it was a very
big challenge because prior to that time, I didn’t know any other actor
who had done similar thing that I could call and ask how do I go about
it.
I was also scared of losing my fan base.
I was scared of so many things. I didn’t even know if I would be able
to cope. And I am sure you’re aware I had my children almost every year
(laughs). So, at a point, I started getting frustrated.
But it got to a point we started to
understand the job a little more. So, personally, it got to a point I
felt we can push the envelope further than what we already had in the
industry, and my dreams started going wide.
I started thinking of many ways of
changing the career for the better. So, having to fight my own battle
at a time where practically at that time there was no industry, was very
difficult because a lot of people didn’t understand what that was
about”.
On Career Being A Threat To Marriage:
“No, not seriously. At least, it was in a
way that shook my marriage. The only time I would say I worried was
when the movie, The Prostitute came out. And that was the first major
fresh shaking I had.
It was like a kind of controversy. From
the movie poster to the sex scenes, whatever in that movie was shot
after I left there, but was shot as if I was the one who did it.
And you know, Nigeria was not ready for
that, so there was a lot of controversies around that. So, that was the
only time I really worried about my marriage. And to be frank and
candid, until my husband told me he wasn’t bothered, then I had peace.”
Source : Encomium.
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