Fast-rising Nollywood actress Damilola Omotoso shares her journey of overcoming challenges in the film industry, including turning down sexual advances from directors and producers in exchange for roles. She emphasizes the importance of maintaining integrity and offers advice to aspiring actors.
Damilola Omotoso , a fast-rising actress in Nollywood, has shared her journey of overcoming challenges in the film industry, including sexual advances from directors and producers who demanded sex in exchange for roles. In an interview, Omotoso revealed how she maintained her integrity despite losing job opportunities due to her refusal to compromise.
Omotoso, a Chemistry graduate from the University of Ilorin, entered the movie industry in 2015. Her passion for acting began in childhood, but she admits that she was nervous when she first appeared on screen, especially since she was working alongside established Nollywood actors like Muyiwa Ademola and Bimbo Oshin.
Despite her success, Omotoso maintains a down-to-earth lifestyle and insists that stardom has not changed her routine. “I rarely go out unless it’s important or for work, even before I started acting, so nothing has changed much for me,” she said. Nollywood actress, Sola Sobowale, has revealed the reasons why she left her acting job to be a caregiver abroad. Toyin Tomato fondly called by fans and colleagues, disclosed this during a live chat on the Teju Baby Face Show. According to her, people thought she was crazy, to leave her million-paying acting job to work…
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