Hotshot Yoruba actress of Igbo descent, Regina Chukwu, has revealed the reason she prefers acting in Yoruba movies to acting in English movies.
The mother-of-two, who shared a grass-to-grace story in a recent Punch Interview, explained that the English movie producers are not as welcoming as the Yoruba producers.
She further added that before getting roles in English movies, “a lot of people would want to sleep with you!.
She said,
Even though I am Igbo, I act mostly Yoruba movies. I actually speak Yoruba more fluently than my native language.
When I first told my late husband I wanted to join the movie industry, he said I would be acting English movies. However, at the time I decided to join the industry, the person who introduced me was a Yoruba actor.
Even when I tried to get close to the English movie producers, they weren’t as welcoming as the Yoruba people. The Yoruba people’s structure is stronger.
In the English sector, a lot of people would want to sleep with you before giving you roles.
