Talented and beautiful Nollywood actress, Jumoke Odetola who clinched her first award for her first self-produced movie, Binta Ofege at the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA), has no doubt carved a niche for herself in the movie industry. Speaking with
Our reporter, the movie star opened up on how fame has affected her relationship with her friends and family among others.
Actress Jumoke Odetola
Is there any way these people have helped to improve your acting skills or contributed to your career? Give details
Yes. My first is Omotola because she inspired me to start acting and Mercy Aigbe-Gentry received me. Kimberly and Genevieve Nnaji are people I used to a set goal and how they got to the top without unnecessary controversies.
What career would you have ventured into aside acting?
I would have become an Information Technologist. My dad already had the plans with his partners in Germany. I would have finished my Master’s program now and I would have been in Germany. First, learning basic German in six months and starting work in a company in Germany. My dad had all these worked out and I kept praying silently that may it not work (laughs).
What are your hobbies?
I love reading, writing, travelling, watching Lekki Wives, Empire and other interesting series.
May we know your relationship status?
Married to the job (laughs). I am single and focused (on my career), right now
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Being a movie star, do you think the fame will affect your relationship with your family and friends?
No. I have always known what I wanted to be, who I wanted to be. My relationship remains the same all the time, simple, loving and emotional. Then I keep my circle small. Like a philosopher said ‘a person who has many friends has no friend’. So I keep my circle small.
Now that you’ve been recognised as a winner in the industry, what do you think the expectations are and how do you intend to live up to the expectations?
Keep up the good work by knowing that humility and professionalism is key. Then I’ll never stop producing good contents. It is not how long or how much, it is how good. I am for good contents and I am lucky to have a good team. At Prodigy and Pens Communications, the guys just know what they are doing and I am glad to be a family.
