Nollywood star,
Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi, has acted as a therapist, sex trafficker, nun, lawyer,
doctor, scheming lover and spoilt rich kid among others in 21 years of
professional acting.
A forthcoming film
will see her play the mother of a gay child. The Yoruba-born actress will also
be speaking Igbo for the very first time.
While not giving much
away about the project, Funlola said in an exclusive interview with QedTV that
she initially rejected the role because she thought she could not speak Igbo
the language convincingly.
But the producers
thought otherwise.
“For some funny
reason, the directors, the producers imposed it on me, they forced it on me.
They kept telling me yes, ‘it’s you, it’s you. Step out of your comfort zone,
do something different. Wow people,’” the University of Lagos sociology
graduate said.
She eventually
accepted the challenge and explained how she mastered her Igbo lines in the
video below.
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc4s9nUYyGI&t=69s
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