We
recently caught up with the pretty Nollywood actress, Tayo Sobola aka Sotayo
who’s having three successful full-length movies namely: “Arewa Onijogbon”,
“Corper Jide” and “Bella” credited to her production prowess. And we scooped up
these 10 questions about her career and personality. Enjoy!
1.
How
did you get the name tag Sotayo?
Well, Sotayo is the first two
letters of my surname and my name, Tayo. People started calling me Sotayo right
from my school days at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU).
2.
Foray
into acting
In 2003, I
joined the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Also, I featured in some movies with minor
roles. I had to stop after my course in LASU and resumed for my degree
programme in Ogun State. I returned to acting in 2006. Then, I was presenting
on television, was modelling, and had music video appearances (a vixen) and red
carpet hosting. With acting, I just wanted to harness my skills, creativity
plus flexibility. My mother was not in support initially but along the line, my
father made her accept my views. My first time with the camera was awesome. It
was a dream come true! It was a musical stage performance in 2003.
3.
Life
as an actress
It is a
movie in itself. It takes a person who knows you well to believe you when you
are talking because they see you as acting. You dump some friends; have new
ones because you meet new people on daily basis. You try not to look too
different from how you appear on screen and tolerate people that get on your
nerves! It is a different life from the real life. What we do is mostly
make-believe. It is not our personality.
4.
How
many movies have you produced so far?
Arewa Onijogbon was my first movie. The second
one was Copper Jide and the last one I produced was Bella. Though
I have another short, one man cast movie, Aba
Ikilo.
5.
Your Fashion
I love to
wear what I like and feel comfortable in. My mood determines what I wear and
how I look. I don’t like to wear what others are wearing. I live in a different
world and I love to stand out. My beauty routine? I try as much as I can to
treat my face once in a week because I break out a lot. I also visit the gym
when I’m less busy because I’m afraid of having a big stomach.
6.
You
are a beautiful lady, how do you control unwanted attention from men?
I have been trying my best to
control it, it is not like I am a year old and it is something that has been
happening all my life. I control myself.
7.
The
movie industry is full of beauties, what stands you out?
I think my person. Honestly, I
really don’t like it when I have to rate myself with other people, but the
truth is that I do what I am comfortable doing. I don’t look at what people do
to do my things. I don’t just do Yoruba Language movies, I do English Language
movies as well, comedy skits and I can actually spread my tentacles to where
ever I want. I just think I am a bold person and I can also be shy if I want
to. The thing that stands me out is my personality.
8. You sometimes
dressed up like an Alhaja. Are you a muslim?
I will say
yes, even though I call myself a ‘Chrislam’ because my mother is a Muslim and
my father a Christian, Catholic to be precise. So I pay attention to religion.
9.
Aside acting, are you into some other form of business?
I have other
businesses. I travel out of the country a lot and I buy things and bring
for people to sell for me because I can’t be working and selling. Nobody will
even pay me if I sell by myself. I do contracts and I consult for people
and get artiste for shows. That is how I make most of the money.
10.Dream
My dream is
to become a well-respected mother and wife with fat accounts.
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