Queen Nwokoye has been in the make-believe industry for over
a decade. The gorgeous, homely and talented actress has starred in many
Nollywood movies. Although she has been in the movie scene since 2004, her
sudden rise to fame has baffled minds and kept many wondering if she has joined
the bandwagon of artiste who sleep with producers for movie roles.
In this new interview with Sunday Scoop, she speaks on her journey to stardom and how she became a star without relocating to Lagos, which is considered the hub of entertainment, Nwokoye said,
“Lagos is too rowdy. It’s too busy for me. In Lagos,
everybody is hustling. I am not a hustler. All my life, I have never had to
hustle for anything, anything I have, came to me, including stardom.”
Does that mean she is one of the said few that didn’t have to sleep with a producer to get movie roles?
‘‘If it is true that actresses have to sleep with producers to get roles, I’m happy I didn’t have to do so. Sometimes, it is people’s way of trying to explain away their failure. I didn’t pass through it. From my experience, nobody ever asked to sleep with me. If you present yourself as someone that can sleep around to get roles, people will treat you that way. But the truth is how many people do you want to sleep with before you become famous?”
Queen, who has been accused of refusing to discuss her marital status, said stardom hasn’t changed her.
“I don’t think anybody can accuse me of being proud. I don’t even consider myself a star and I don’t see how someone like me can begin to act arrogantly.”
Does that mean she is one of the said few that didn’t have to sleep with a producer to get movie roles?
‘‘If it is true that actresses have to sleep with producers to get roles, I’m happy I didn’t have to do so. Sometimes, it is people’s way of trying to explain away their failure. I didn’t pass through it. From my experience, nobody ever asked to sleep with me. If you present yourself as someone that can sleep around to get roles, people will treat you that way. But the truth is how many people do you want to sleep with before you become famous?”
Queen, who has been accused of refusing to discuss her marital status, said stardom hasn’t changed her.
“I don’t think anybody can accuse me of being proud. I don’t even consider myself a star and I don’t see how someone like me can begin to act arrogantly.”
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