Entertainment
Omotola Back To Nollywood: Plays Sexy Roles In Alter Ego
Nollywood screen goddess, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has bounced back to the Nigerian movie clan popularly called Nollywood after missing in action for three years. The 39-year-old mother of four is lined up to debute ‘Alter Ego’ where she played strong sex scenes alongside Fred Amata, Wole Ojo and Jide Kosoko.
The award winning actress in a recent interview posted in the social media, opened up on playing strong sex scenes in the new movie, said: “some of the sex scenes in Alter Ego were down played because I’m married, but I won’t play the sex scenes if it was not necessary to be included in the film. I know by starring in this movie that my fans would either hate me or love me forever”.
While shooting the film I knew I was doing something quite risky , there are several ways to shoot a sex scene tastefully, I’m all for playing a sex scene convincingly and my husband knows this, I tell my husband, ‘you know what darling, you married an actor and secondly, he is my biggest fan.
I tell him, ‘do you want me to be great or do you want me to be good’, he will say, “I want you to be great, sparkling great, then I will say, when, we go love O’ and he’s fine with it. He understands, but just like every other human being and the professional that he is, he too wants to be convinced that I played because it was necessary”, she explained.
The actress observed, “In Nigeria, movies we have down played Chemistry, I hope we can bring that back. Back in the day when I shot “Mortal Inheritance” in 1995, I had to spend time with my co-star Fred Amata, he was already a renowned director and in those days directors were revered, so imagine my directors who had directed me prior now acting as my lover.
“I was really afraid but we broke the Ice by spending time with each other, so he demystified himself and we had Chemistry and you could tell so I am hoping all of this returns to Nigerian movies so as professionals we need to ask ourselves if it is necessary for a movie to have a sex scene and when it is, it should be done well”, she declared.
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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