Sex-For-Roles Is Scaring Many Talents Away From Nollywood —Abidemi Adisa

It was her passion for the movie industry that makes her take acting up as a career.

Speaking on her foray into the industry, Abidemi said; “My passion for the make-believe industry drove me into acting. I always appreciate how great actors interpret roles and make people believe it is a real occurrence. This greatly influenced my decision to take up acting as a career”.

According to her, she learned the rudiments of acting under the veteran actor, Saidi Balogun and she had starred in quite a number of movie productions such as Violence 1&2, Bisola Peperenpe, Tani, Durotimi, Ire, Asiri Pepe, Akete, etc.

The delectable actress also had three movies she had produced herself namely Ota, Ojiji Ife, Bidemi Jagba 1 & 2.

The graduate of International Relations from the Hudegbe North American University in Benin Republic lends a voice to the controversial Sex-For-Role issue that usually plague the movie industry.

“It sure does exist and it is one of the things driving many talented people away from the Nigerian movie industry. This is not even limited to actresses, but men too are sometimes victims. But we can’t stereotype Nollywood for this because it sure does exist in other Industries as well. Luckily for me, no one has ever asked me for sex for a role because I’m not desperate for stardom”, she added.

Abidemi, a fashionista is also a fashion entrepreneur. She sells clothes aside from pursuing her acting career.

The talented actress is currently working on a new project she’s planning to shoot in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. The movie, titled Iku Ore, is a story of a lady that pleases her friend in every way but who doesn’t care about herself.

The rising star is working really hard to be a household name in a few years to come and also has big plans to keep producing great movies for her fans.