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WATCH ‘The Truth’ | Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde talks Nollywood, her Family & Marriage + her Best On-Screen Kiss
Another episode of ‘The Truth’ with Olisa Adibua is out and on this episode (Episode 18) he chats with Nollywood diva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde.
The 37-year-old star takes us on a journey of how her acting began, how far Nollywood has come as an industry and more. She also talks about some personal things with her family and her marriage.
Plus she reveals who her favourite kisser in a movie is.
Here’s the time stamp of the interview.
Read excerpts below.
On facing temptations: You mean like ‘This dude is not bad?’, yes I have. I am human. But you have to think of the odds…you’re like ‘What do you stand to lose?’ I think of the things I really would lose and I just feel it’s not worth it.
On making her marriage work while in the movie industry: For me I will say, first and foremost I think my faith has been very good and has been very helpful in my relationship because my husband and I have the same belief system. So we understand that we’re human. I know he can’t tell me he hasn’t seen girls that he likes. I’m not the most beautiful – even if I’m the most beautiful person in the world – you will still see one or two persons in life that would just tickle your fancy. It’s human, it’s a human thing.
On not getting enough international movie roles: I have gotten a few calls and it’s been a very difficult decision to make in my career. I keep hearing this all the time and it’s almost like the elephant in the room. So twice I’ve had the opportunity to relocate and I’ll say the reason why I haven’t relocated is because it would break my family. My husband doesn’t want to relocate; he doesn’t want to live abroad. He doesn’t like to live abroad. It will be very difficult for him to get a good job abroad because there are so many good pilots in America. So it would mean me moving and him staying here and that was a very big reason.
On her endorsements: I got a lot of endorsements last year. Like Knorr. My daughter actually made 2.4 million on that endorsement.
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