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Nollywood actress, Bolaji Ogunmola, has stressed that adult scenes are needed in most movies to tell stories better.
Speaking in an interview, Ogunmola noted that one cannot be telling stories about prostitutes or strippers, and they would be fully clothed.
In her words: “I think it is needed sometimes to drive home certain aspects of the character portrayed. One cannot be telling stories about prostitutes or strippers, and they would be fully clothed.
“If the stories require it; then, let them show it. When a film is very good, the sexual scenes are not the first thing people would remember. It would be about how the film made them feel.”
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that sometime in 2018, the actress asserted that people think she is not talented because she is curvy.
According to Ogunmola, her best childhood memories were her birthdays.
“I was very flamboyant as a kid and I loved to play dress-up. It’s memorable for me right now because I hardly celebrate birthdays anymore, unlike when I was a child.
“I had my elementary education at Philomena Nursery and Primary School, Ebute Metta, Lagos. For my post-elementary education, I attended Yinbol (Yinka Bolarinwa) College, Ibadan. I studied Business Management and Entrepreneurship at the National Open University of Nigeria, Victoria Island, Lagos. I also obtained a diploma in Acting from the Royal Arts Academy, Surulere, Lagos.”
On her journey into acting, she said: “I had an idea that I was going to be involved in the entertainment industry. I thought it was going to be music, but I couldn’t sing. Afterwards, I thought I was going to be a model, but I was fat. So, I suspected it would be film I was going to do.
“One day, I was in church and my drama team told me to act the role of Esther in a play. I eventually did and my acting was commended. That was when I knew that there was something interesting about acting. Till today, every time I go to that church, everyone remembers me as ‘Esther.”
Professionally, her first movie role in Nollywood was Uduak Isong’s “Okon Goes to School” which Lancelot Imasuen directed.
On how she got noticed in Nollywood, the actress said: “I think both my body and talent got me noticed in the industry. To be honest, you can’t just have a fairly good body and not have a bit of talent. You must have at least a bit of both otherwise, there would be a problem. You must be able to look good and also be able to act. If you have a Kim Kardashian body but can’t act, you won’t go far. However, I’d have to say that Sobi’s Mystic is my most challenging and daring job yet.”