In
a chat that speaks to many unspoken concerns of female actresses in Nigeria,
Empress Njamah, has expressed why marriage may not be an easy venture for
a Nollywood actress after all.
She
told Saturday Beats
that for popular actresses like herself, their love interests may be someone
who is limelight-shy.
Asked
how it makes her feel when people ask her why she had not yet married, she
said, “I feel like a woman who is not yet married.”
“I
am a realist. I am not the kind of woman who thinks that things just come to
you. It will come at some point. It is not easy for people like us in the
limelight unlike others. What kills us sometimes, is wanting to be perfect. A
lot of people who fancy you probably don’t fancy being in the news.”
She
opined that there is a lot of deception about the trend of “Baby Mamas” in the
industry.
Empress
Njamah said, “Most of them, who pretend that they are happy about being ‘Baby
Mamas’ go home and feel sorry for themselves wishing that have a proper
man.
“I
have friends who feel that they have got to a certain age and they are not
taken. These days, there are 30 women to a man. There is no pressure on me for
not being married because I come from an enlightened family.
“Most
of the things happening in the industry are not encouraging. This week, you are
happy and have a big wedding, the next, you have broken up. What is the
essence?”
It
is pointing out the obvious to say the actress has been featured in the past in
films when she was like a queen of the silver screen.
She
said she has not abandoned acting though.
She
said, “It will be very unfair for me to abandon what actually gave me the name
Empress Njamah. The industry does not have an expiry date no matter what age
one gets to. One can still play a role.
“I
grew up with legends, I learnt from Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva. My brothers are
still in the industry as well. At some point, a lot of things started going on
in the industry and one could not just fold hands and let these go on.
“I
did not take a break. At some point, I had to concentrate on my House of
Empress, boutique and shoe line. The only thing is that we try to get good
scripts and do business along with this. It is not about being all over
the place that makes one a good actor. My foundation also takes a lot of my
time.”
Source:Saturday Punch
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