Your AMVCA win did not come as a surprise to so many people, how do you feel being declared as the Best in Lead Actress category? I feel honoured and blessed to have been recognised again by the organisers of the award ceremony. The last time I was nominated in a category similar to this was in 2022 (Best Actress in Drama). Winning the AMVCA is an indication that people are indeed watching and looking out for me.
I can only appreciate the various directors and producers that have engaged me in their respective productions, and it’s a collective win for all us. A lot of people feel your craft is not appreciated enough in the industry, do you also think so? Not at all, I don’t feel that way, but the reality is that you cannot act in every movie likewise you cannot win in every award category you are nominated in. As a thespian, I have learnt to always put quality energy in whatever productions I am involved in.
Appreciation might not come immediately, but it will definitely come someday. Some of the big veterans we all celebrate today never got appreciated in the beginning but now their craft is paying off. What that simply mean is that there is time for everything.
You pulled off the role of the younger Ransome-Kuti in the award winning movie, ‘Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti’, how easy or tough was it for you to deliver on the role? First, I had the most surreal time filming Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti project in Egbaland in Ogun State to be precise. Was the role challenging for me.
