Actress Thelma Chukwunwem says no producer or director can claim they slept with her in Nollywood
She shares how one director in the movie industry tried to lure her, but she walked away and was tagged “arrogant.”
Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, Thelma, who has spent over three decades in Nollywood, boldly stated: “There is no director or producer who can say he ever slept with me. Not one. In all my 31 years in Nollywood.”
“I started out as a pretty young lady in Nollywood. Were there temptations? Yes. But I was raised to say no,” she recalled.
“I told him if sleeping with you is the condition for a role, keep your script. He didn’t like that. Many started calling me arrogant.”
In another instance, a filmmaker warned her bluntly: “You won’t go far in this industry if you don’t play along.”
Thelma said her reply was simple but firm: “I will go far by God’s grace.”
The actress says she later met the same director who once doubted her success, and his response stunned her
See some of the reactions trailing her interview below:
@anuri_varietie commented: “Even minor producers sef. They took my role and gave it to someone else and laughed in front of me. Not like they were even paying. Why deny roles just because I refused sex?”
@stanley_ontop: “Na why you no blow You no gree climb bed ”
@adaanaedo stated: “Will they tempt you? Yes. Will they frustrate you? Yes. Will they remove food out of your table? Yes. But stand your ground, it’s only a matter of time.”
@nashyxy said: “I am waiting for a director or producer that will say ‘I never demanded any actress to sleep with me for a role.’”
