Since
her marriage to politician and businessman, Kayode Oduoye, the actress has been
out scene, in which many ascribed this to unconfirmed controversies befell her
marriage. To prove them wrong, Mosun is back to retain her place among the best
in the industry. In this exclusive chat with media, she talks about her
marriage, her husband, acting career amongst other.
Excerpts:
Do you
think your beauty has a part to play in your success in the film industry?
My
beauty has nothing to do with the fame, God and hard work has bestowed on me.
If an actress is beautiful and lacks the ability to deliver, she won’t be
recognized in the industry. That is one of the reasons many actresses have
spent donkey years in the industry without being noticed. Beauty should only
complement one’s acting skill.
You have
an inviting and tempting smile that can sweep a man off his feet. How do you
manage
male fans?
It is
just a natural thing to smile always when there is a reason to do so. There is
a thick line between smiling in appreciation of a gesture (such as comments,
compliments etc) and smiling to entice the opposite sex. Unfortunately, I don’t
smile to entice but rather I put up smiles to compliment my looks.
How has
marriage affected your profession?
Marriage
has a positive impact on my profession. The essence of marriage is to bring out
a better person in you and that is what I am enjoying. The best way to achieve
this is to separate one’s home from the profession.
The news
went viral at a time that you were dating Odunlade Odukola.
It was
just a gist. Purely baseless and untrue.
Is it
true that you are a pompous person as some of your colleagues have claimed?
That is
a misconception of my person. I am a down-to-earth person. I relate and
accommodate people of different strata in the society. Some people may decide
to tag me “Pompous” when I turn down some of their offers. For instance, when a
friend or colleague invites me to a night club and I say no to such invitation,
does that mean I am being pompous?
We met
during one of his visits to Abeokuta, Ogun state and the rest is history.
Many
people believe you influenced the divorce between your husband and his first
wife.
With all
sincerity, my husband had divorced his first wife before we met. I have no part
in any of the proceedings. I only got to know about his previous marriage after
we met.
Apart
from acting, do you engage in other things?
Yes, I
have a private business that I am developing. I buy and sell things.
At this
age, and as a married woman, do you still get advances from men?
I can’t
say I still get advances from men. It is not because I am no longer attractive
but because I don’t move about unnecessarily. And even when I am out alone, I
don’t encourage men to come close let alone approach me.
How
would your husband feel if you do sexual roles?
I don’t
do sexual roles. Over the years, it has been part of the standard I have raised
for myself even when I was still single. I do not take sexual or romantic
roles. I don’t kiss, hug or take bedroom roles and I do not intend to start now
as a married woman.
How do
you see the injection of sex scenes into our films?
They are
immoral, against our culture and it does not preach the good virtues of our
society.
How and
when did you begin acting?
I
started acting when I was at the Abeokuta College of Education 15 years back.
Though, it was on stage but that was where I understood the rudiment of acting.
What was
your first acting experience like?
Well, my
first acting experience was very interesting because it was a comedy drama and
also on stage.
Briefly,
who is Mosun Filani?
I hail
from Ikole Ekiti in Ekiti state but was born in Ibadan into a family of six. I
had my primary and secondary education in Ibadan before proceeding to Abeokuta
College of Education. I had my first degree in Business Education from Tai
Solarin University of Education –TASUED. I am married and blessed with two
kids.
A lot of
things have been written about you, some good, some bad. How do you react to
all those things?
People
are bound to express themselves according to their opinion or views about people.
Sometimes such views could be subjective and influenced by many factors. I can
only plead with our journalists to verify their stories appropriately before
publication. I look at stories that are negative as those coming from people
with biased minds and therefore attach less importance to them. For the
positive ones, I see them as encouraging and complimentary to my career and
life in general.
What is
the nicest thing acting has brought you? Fame.
Your
husband is running to represent the Boripe/Odo Otin Federal Constituency at the
House of Representatives; do you think he has what it takes to win that seat?
Ifelodun/Boripe/Odo
Otin Federal Constituency in Osun State needs a better and functional
representation at the federal level and that is what my husband stands for. He
will make sure the presence of the federal government is better felt and
appreciated by the people of his constituency. The people of Boripe/Odo Otin
need to enjoy the dividends of democracy.
Many
celebrities’ marriages hardly stand the test of time; what do you think is
responsible?
There
are different factors peculiar to these marriages and as such it will be quite
difficult to enumerate the factors responsible for break ups in all.
How do
you intend to keep yours?
However,
having a successful marriage requires God being the centre of the home. Others
include
true love, patience, tolerance, perseverance, wisdom and mutual
understanding that earns the couple mutual respect in the relationship. Our
marriage is a gift from God; my hubby and I are committed to making it as
blissful as possible. We will achieve the purpose why God brought us together.
What are
you working on?
I am
presently working on a project with a corporate entity. It will hit the
airwaves very soon, just be on the lookout.
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