Entertainment
Mercy Johnson, Now Highest Paid Nollywood Actress …Earns N2m Per Movie
It seems that the marriage of Kogi State-born super actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie in 2011, has boosted her career in Nollywood months after she delivered her daughter, ‘Purity,’ which took her away from the industry for sometime, she bounced back to acting with a bang.
Not only has she been in hot demand, her fees have also gone up as producers and marketers literally queue up and beg her to feature in their movies because of her prowess in role interpretation and their belief that her face sells movies. This development has made her the highest paid Nollywood actress currently as she earns a princely N2 million per movie.
To many Nollywood watchers, this is a big surprise how Mercy Johnson who few years ago was considered an outcast by some of her senior colleagues then such as Regina Askia, Liz Benson, Eucharia Anunobi, Omotola, Genevieve etc but today she dictates the pace in the industry.
It would be recalled that Mercy Johnson was born in Lagos in 1984. She started her primary school education in Calabar where she resided with her father and later relocated to Lagos with her farther and continued her Nigerian Navy Primary School. Her secondary education was in the Nigerian Navy Secondary School Port Harcourt.
After her secondary education, she auditioned for a role in “the maid”, a movie that was to launch her into stardom. The talented actress has been mostly connected with emotionally charged roles. As witnessed in many of her films, she is an actress who is able to fit into any role ranging from action to romance.
The Nollywood screen darling has featured in many movies which include: Beyond Desire, “My Beloved Son’, ‘Look into my Eyes’, Kill the Bride,” “Painful World’, “Under Control”, “Lost to Lust”, “Sweet Mama”, Wealth Aside”, “Royal Tears”, “Genevieve”, “Strength to Strength”, “Last Kiss”, “Forest of Promises”, “Women in Power etc.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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