Chioma Okoye, the fast-rising Nollywood actress, has revealed that it hasn’t been easy to cope with sexual harassment in Nollywood, Oyogist.com reports.
In a recent interview with the fast rising star, she has disclosed that there are some roles she cannot play in a drama no matter the amount of money she is being offered.
“There are some roles I would not take no matter the amount of money attached to it. I can’t act being naked in any form or being kissed horribly. I am not saying I can’t get kissed because that’s mostly what they act these days, but such scripts should be given to me days or weeks before acting. Also, I can’t act inside a coffin or allow my photo to appear on obituary posters because I am still alive,” she says.
Chioma, further revealed that her major challenges in Nollywood are sexual advances from randy producers.
“The major challenges I have in Nollywood are sexual requests from randy producers. They come indirectly but I am no longer a child, I should be able to tell what a man wants. Asking you to be his girlfriend while also asking hundreds of girls at the same time is to me a terrible thing.So, copping with sexual harassments has not been easy at all. My stay in Abuja was hell, it’s like everybody wanted the same thing. a point, it became a prayer point for me that people should see the real me and nothing else.I don’t need just a man or husband, I need a best friend, someone that will love my family as his own, especially my dad.”
