In a chat that speaks to many
unspoken concerns of female actresses in Nigeria, Empress Njamah, has expressed
why marriage may not be an easy venture for a Nollywood actress after
all.
She told Saturday Beats that for popular actresses like herself, their love
interests may be someone who is limelight-shy.
Asked how it makes her feel when
people ask her why she had not yet married, she said, “I feel like a woman who
is not yet married.”
“I am a realist. I am not the kind
of woman who thinks that things just come to you. It will come at some point.
It is not easy for people like us in the limelight unlike others. What kills us
sometimes, is wanting to be perfect. A lot of people who fancy you probably
don’t fancy being in the news.”
She opined that there is a lot of
deception about the trend of “Baby Mamas” in the industry.
Empress Njamah said, “Most of them,
who pretend that they are happy about being ‘Baby Mamas’ go home and feel sorry
for themselves wishing that have a proper man.
“I have friends who feel that they
have got to a certain age and they are not taken. These days, there are 30
women to a man. There is no pressure on me for not being married because I come
from an enlightened family.
“Most of the things happening in the
industry are not encouraging. This week, you are happy and have a big wedding,
the next, you have broken up. What is the essence?”
It is pointing out the obvious to
say the actress has been featured in the past in films when she was like a
queen of the silver screen.
She said she has not abandoned
acting though.
She said, “It will be very unfair
for me to abandon what actually gave me the name Empress Njamah. The industry
does not have an expiry date no matter what age one gets to. One can still play
a role.
“I grew up with legends, I learnt
from Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva. My brothers are still in the industry as well. At
some point, a lot of things started going on in the industry and one could not
just fold hands and let these go on.
“I did not take a break. At some
point, I had to concentrate on my House of Empress, boutique and shoe line. The
only thing is that we try to get good scripts and do business along with
this. It is not about being all over the place that makes one a good
actor. My foundation also takes a lot of my time.”
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