On how she earned the sobriquet,
Omosexy, Nollywood diva, Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde, has opened up and revealed that
her husband created it especially for her as pet name.
This was disclosed on CNN’s African Voices
earlier in the week in an exclusive 30-minute chat with CNN’s Vladimir Duthiers
that x-rayed her entire career.
“My husband gave me Omosexy; it’s my
hubby’s pet name for me,” Omotola crooned on African Voices as she fielded
questions from CNN’s Vladimir Duthiers.
On whether she would want to relocate
to Hollywood, the world’s movie capital to pursue her dreams, the mother of
four kids said: “Absolutely yes. Hollywood is the pinnacle of our careers and I
really want to but I feel I’m more needed in Nollywood; I’m more needed in
Africa.
We are growing something new in
Africa. Nollywood is just 20 years old and we are the third largest in the
world. Maybe our films could be better but we have the spirit and will power.
We are saying we want to meet with you (Hollywood); we want to collaborate with
you. We want to collaborate rather than throw what we have away.
We have 150 million people in Nigeria
alone. Develop us, work with us, invest in us and you’ll be glad you did.
Africa is the new market, the new destination, if you didn’t know before, now
you do.”
On her making Time 100 she said:
“It’s amazing, very wonderful. It’s a very special thing for Time magazine to
have seen what I have done. I wasn’t in the artiste category but in the icon
category and that really meant a lot to me.”
Omotola also spoke about her late
parents revealing that while her dad believed in her talent, her mum never
believed in her. According to the actress, she was a rebel and her mum couldn’t
tame her so she thought she would never amount to anything significant.
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