Yoruba Nollywood actress, Abidemi Adisa has confirmed that many talents have been chased away from Nollywood because sex-for-role syndrome.
According to Vanguard, Adisa said, “It sure does exist and it is one of the things driving many talented people away from the Nigerian movie industry. This is not even limited to actresses, but men too are sometimes victims. But we can’t stereotype Nollywood for this because it sure does exist in other Industries as well.”
“Luckily for me, no one has ever asked me for sex for a role because I’m not desperate for stardom”, she added.
She also speaks on her foray into the industry, “My passion for the make-believe industry drove me into acting. I always appreciate how great actors interpret roles and make people believe it is a real occurrence. This greatly influenced my decision to take up acting as a career”.
Abidemi Adisa had starred in quite a number of movie productions such as: Violence part 1&2, Bisola Peperenpe, Tani, Drotimi, Ire, Asiri Pepe, Akete, etc.
The passionate actress also had 3 movies she had produced herself namely Ota, Ojiji Ife, Bidemi Jagba 1 & 2.
The actress is currently working on a new project she’s planning to shoot in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. READ ALSO:
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The title of the new movie she’s working on is “Iku Ore”.
“Iku Ore” is a story of a lady that pleases her friend in every way but who doesn’t care about herself.
