Nollywood actress Lolade Okusanya has opened up about her recent role in Toyin Abraham’s new movie ‘Ijakumo,’ revealing that her mother gave her approval to play an erotica character.
The talented actress took on the role of Sharon, an undercover stripper, in the thrilling crime film.
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In a recent appearance on TVC’s program, Your View, Okusanya shared her experience and explained how she prepared her family for her unconventional role.
She admitted to sending her mother and siblings pictures of strippers, letting them know that they should expect her to play a similar character in her upcoming movie. Surprisingly, her family was prepared and supportive of her decision.
“I was not me. I was the character,” Lolade Okusanya emphasized. “I was in that phase. I was not thinking of me. So, before this [playing the role], I had already…
Most important people in my life would be my family members, who I know would break me. So, while I was sending strippers’ videos to aunty Toyin Abraham, I was also sending them to my mum, my sister, my brother, and other important people in my life.
I said, ‘These are the kind of things you will see on Netflix, hope it’s fine?’ My mum said, ‘Hmm.'”
She further explained that her loved ones had mentally prepared themselves and even informed their extended families about her role in the movie.
Despite potential backlash from social media, Okusanya found solace in the support of her close circle. “But they had prepared their minds. They had prepared their own extended families’ minds.
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The people that mattered the most to me were prepared. Social media can do its thing. But the people that mattered most to me were holding my hand.”
Ever since the release of ‘Ijakumo,’ the movie has received widespread acclaim from those who have had the opportunity to watch it. However, critics have not refrained from pointing out certain errors in the hit film.
