Beautiful Nollywood actress, Sotayo Sobola,
has revealed some very private thins about
herself that will definitely interest you!
Actress Sotayo Sobola
Her poise and eloquence has made her movie,
‘ Corper Jide ‘ to get a lot of positive response
and she has revealed what sexual harassment
made her to do.
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She granted a recent interview with Vanguard
and here are the excerpts:
How was growing up like for you?
I grew up in a polygamous family. I stayed with
my mom all through and it wasn’t easy because
I was never allowed to mingle and go out. I
don’t know how I’ll put it but it was just
challenging
Were your parents strict when you were
growing up?
Yeah, my mom was extremely strict; they call
her ‘Thatcher’. She is a kind of mom who
wouldn’t allow you to mix with others. After
school, she would tell you to stay put in your
room and even restrict you from visiting family
members.
Back then I saw her as just being wicked but
honestly now, I think I really appreciate the fact
that she did all those things. Now I’m beginning
to see the good part and the result so far and I
thank God my mom was like that. Maybe if she
hadn’t been strict with me I wouldn’t have
turned out as good as this today.
Did you ever protest or fight with her?
I didn’t do any kind of fighting with her but at
one point I started sneaking out of the house to
go for shows and all that. Then one day
somebody brought pictures I took at an event
to my house and gave them to me in my
mom’s presence. The pictures had dates on
them and when my mom saw them she was
surprised and asked how I was able to be at the
events on such days. Even when she started
seeing me on TV she wasn’t impressed, to her,
she thought I was just going wild. But in my
mind I knew what I wanted to do. She would
abuse me, fight me, talk and talk, but I kept on
with what I was doing. Thank God all is history
now. She now supports me.
Between English and Yoruba movies, which one
do you enjoy more?
The English movie, that’s where I started from, I
got so good I’ve started doing the both of them
all over again. I like the English movie because
that’s just me; I get to speak the normal way I
know how to speak. I’m very comfortable and
I’m myself but when it comes to Yoruba movie,
I have to try to blend into it, though I’m Yoruba
but there are some things I can’t bring out well
in Yoruba. I feel more comfortable speaking in
English than in Yoruba. Hey, I speak Yoruba
very well, for crying out loud I am Yoruba. But
when it comes to the dialectical part of it then it
becomes an effort to speak the language.
What do you consider a challenging role in a
movie?
The ability to do something that you don’t do
normally, doing something out of your box,
something you don’t do regularly. Like in
Corper Jide, I was toned down to another
character entirely, a girl suffering and all that,
my look and everything had to change. There
was this other movie I did that I just finished
recently Moremi and the Fighting Chance I had
to go all down to the Ghetto, I had to speak the
ghetto language and cut my hair low. Everything
had to change about me and I didn’t even
recognise myself the next day.
Can you kiss a girl in a movie?
Kissing a girl in a movie, I don’t know if I can.
I’m always careful when it comes to picking my
scripts. I ask them I hope there’s no kissing
scene? If there’s a kissing scene I tell them I
can’t do it.
Can you do something like a moaning scene in
the bedroom?
Yes I can, sure I can. Why can’t I? It’s not like
I’m doing sex for real so it’s just for me to
make the sound and all that. I think I did that
some couple of weeks back in a movie.
How would you describe yourself off camera?
I wouldn’t want to rate myself as ‘a down-to-
earth person but the truth is, I’m actually a very
free person. I laugh with everybody, I talk to
people and my arms are actually wide open to
everyone. I’m just me, like every normal person
you meet in the street
From your point of view, do you believe sex
should be before marriage or after marriage?
Before marriage, because you don’t know how
good or how fertile the person is and you
should know that before you just get into
marriage. It’s not like you’re trying to get
pregnant before wedding, what I’m just trying to
say is, you have to know how healthy a person
is before you can say you want to go into
marriage. Marriage is not something you pop in
and pop out just like that, so you have to know
your partner very well, sexually and otherwise
before you jump into it.
Who do you feel enjoys sex more, men or
women?
Both of them, I wouldn’t say men or women. It
depends on the part or the side it’s coming
from and where your mind is set. I wouldn’t
say it’s the lady or the man
Because some women act as if sex is evil, like
it’s just for childbirth?
run into that person and look straight into his
eyes again
Don’t mind them, they are just pretenders. Most
people pretend to hate sex when they actually
enjoy it than most others.
We’ve been hearing of sexual harassment in
Nollywood, has anyone ever harassed you
sexually?
It is normal. That sexual harassment thing I
keep hearing it every time. Sexual harassment
is everywhere, not just in Nollywood, it happens
everywhere even in Churches and Mosques. It
now depends on you to make a decision if you
want to buy into it or not.
Has anyone ever harassed you before?
Yes o, except I want to lie. That was a long
time ago, like in 2004; it has happened to me
before but I’m not going to mention names. I
know one day I’m going to to run into that
person and look straight into his eyes again
Can we share your experience?
I’ll give you an example. You’ve been cast for
a role, you’ve been given the role and the next
thing you hear is: ‘If you know you can’t come
and meet me in my hotel room or come and
date me then you should bring back my script’.
It was part of the reason why I stopped acting
English movies. I just stopped acting and went
to complete my education. I had a diploma in
Law from Lagos State University and got my
first degree in Public Administration from
Onabisi Onabanjo University. Because of sexual
harassment I just stopped everything that had
to do with entertainment. I was so discouraged.
You’re being casted for a role and because you
refused to sleep with a producer or something,
next minute you won’t even know, you’ll just
hear that they’ve started shooting the job or
they ask you to bring back the script for
someone else.
Do you know anybody that has gotten a role by
sleeping with a producer?
So many, I’m not going to mention names but
it happens every day. Some did it successfully
and some failed. Some did it and dropped it and
some are still doing it, so, it’s a normal thing .
It would be recalled that popular Nollywood
actor, Emeka Ike revealed Nollywood movie
directors who sleep with actresses for roles.
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