Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has revealed that she would not be returning to Nollywood after the governorship election in Rivers State. The actress was unveiled as the deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in River State. The mother of one made this disclosure in an interview with a Journalist on Wednesday 2022. She added that even if her party loses the governorship election in Rivers State, she will not return to acting. When ask if she has completely retired from acting, she said; “I don’t like movies like that again and it’s been a long time since I acted on screen, you know. “I’ve acted in about two films in 10 years, I appreciate that my path started from Nollywood, it is something that I respect, but it’s not something that has been in my life. “So even after the election, it’s not something I’ll return to, but I’ll love to contribute to the industry when I get into power.” She went ahead to commend her colleagues, Funke Akindele and Banky...
According to actress Angela Eguavoen, an actor’s body is one of the tools he/she uses to portray characters in movies. She stated during an interview with Saturday Beats, “I believe that an actress’ body is a canvas. One should be able to do anything with one’s body, because we are in Nollywood. In Hollywood, a lot of actors go Nood in films. That is why I said when it is necessary, (I can go Nood in a movie). It is not just about going naked in any film, one needs to ask if it will add to the story, or is necessary in portraying a character, so that the story would be well told and not look fake. As an actress, one should be flexible, and the whole of one’s body should be dedicated to the work”. When questioned about the common perception that actresses have greater financial success than their male counterparts, she responded saying, “No, I don’t think so. As a matter of fact, actors get better pay than actresses. People think actresses are more financially buoyant because they...
Anthony Joshua has spoken out on social media for the first time following his split-decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night, August 20. After the fight loss, Joshua gave a bizarre post-fight rant from the ring, after attempting to lunge at a member of Usyk's team. Joshua then held back tears during his post-fight press conference after being asked whether he was proud of how he had performed against the Ukrainian. On Sunday evening August 21, the former champion revealed he had to take himself to a 'dark place' for the rematch with Usyk and explained his emotions got the better of him in a short statement posted online. Joshua tweeted: Quote 'I wish Usyk continued success in your quest for greatness. 'You are a class act champ. Yesterday I had to mentally take myself into a dark place to compete for the championship belts! 'I had two fights, one with Usyk and one with my emotions and both got the better of me. The British-Nigerian box...
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