HOW did you transit from being a Make-up artist to acting?
What really prompted me into the filmmaking world are the comments of people around me. They said I’ll make a good actress. Though I have flair for acting since I was young but I wasn’t encouraged to go for it. After I was motivated to try acting, I started going for different auditions and later I fell in love with acting.
Are you a trained make-up artist?
As you can see my face, I love art, I love dressing people up.
I started it as a professional make-up artist and I worked with Emirate Media Company located at Ikeja, Lagos.
How was it like facing the camera for the first time?
Though, it wasn’t easy and I was not even auditioned to take a major in the film. The director called me to be part of a small role unit, and that was how the journey started. The name of the movie was ‘The funeral’. The second movie that I went for the audition, though I was quite nervous, I was picked.
It wasn’t really easy because I have gone for several auditions but I wasn’t picked. Though I was not popular, but I felt Nollywood shouldn’t be about the money, but ability to be able to pass the message across to your audience and also to note that they should look at you because of the particular role you play. I remember a director asked me if I could play the role of a lesbian, but I rejected it.
But if you have taken the lesbian role, that would have shot you into limelight…
Probably yes, but I am not bothered about that because you have to be able to define your own style and not just about doing any role because my own personality matters a lot.
Since you don’t want a controversial role; what role do you think can bring you to limelight?
I believe when God wants to lift you up, it does not cost him anything to do that. We have all read the story of Olajumoke; the bread seller, who is now a well known super model. I believe I am not too hungry for fame, so long as I can be able to interpret my roles very well.
Is it because you don’t have passion for acting that makes you select roles to play or because you fell in love with acting?
No, it isn’t because of that, I have always had the interest but I didn’t have the courage to go for it, but when I got the opportunity I just grabbed it and I fell in love with it.
You have featured in a couple of movies, how does that make you feel?
I feel good and find it interesting, though it is very competitive and you have to keep on trying until you are there.
The name of the last movie I acted in is titled ‘After Dark’, the experience was fun, though very stressful but you must have passion for it for you to enjoy it.
It’s like you are making more money in acting than being a make-up artist?
Laughs… money ke? Many people don’t know that sometime, you don’t have to look at the financial aspect, but you must look up to be successful, because sometimes you get peanuts.
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