Producers and movie
directors dreaming of featuring actress, Dakore Egbusan-Akande in a romantic
movie role had better forget it!
The actress has declared
that she can no longer act romantic roles because she is now a married woman
and must consider her husband’s feelings before taking on new role.
In an exclusive chat with
superbassnaija, the star of Silent Tears
stated that her career had taken on a new dimension since she returned to
Nollywood because she has become not just a wife but also a mother: “I have to
consider my husband before taking any role these days. I will not do romantic
roles as readily as I used to back in the day. Though if I saw a role that is
good and positive, maybe, I just might but I am now a new Dakore and not the
old Dakore people used to know because I am coming into a new era in my career.
I am now a mum and a wife. I just have to be more discerning about the movies
that I embark upon,” she said.
In a career that spans
well over a decade, Dakora has carved a niche for herself as one of the most
sought after actresses in Nollywood.
However, after she got
married in what has been described as one of the most anticipated weddings of
Nollywood two years ago, the thespian went into oblivion and the rumour in town
was that her husband, Olumide, had barred her from ever pursuing her first
love, acting. How true’s that?
“It’s obviously not true
because if it was, I wouldn’t have shot my latest movie and wouldn’t be working
on other movie projects,” says Dakore, spreading her hands expansively to drive
home her point as she shakes her head in negation, “It’s unfortunate that
people just like to play into stereotypes. At this stage we are all grown up
and we all know that life is not the way it was when we were growing up so
women often have to work and earn a living. But aside the financial aspect, I
also love what I do. I never retired from Nollywood and my husband never barred
me from acting.”
But she’s married to the
son of a billionaire. Why is she bothered about working when she could just
laze away while her husband takes care of her every need?
“It doesn’t matter,” she
retorts, “I am very independent and like taking care of things and apart from
that, my acting is a gift from God. I would be very wrong if I were to dump it.”
She is always in the
limelight and as an actress, her schedule is crazy. How is her husband coping?
“I think he is doing very
well. I must commend him. He understands the nature of my job and he has been
very supportive, he is my greatest fan ever. He understands it’s my job so he
is not jealous that I am in the limelight.
Motherhood
“Motherhood makes me appreciate my mum a lot
more because now I know what she went through raising me and my siblings. It’s
made me a much calmer person. Now I have to watch out for my
So, now that she and her
hubby already have a baby girl, how many more kids are they planning to have?
She bursts into laughter
as she responds, a look of mock shock in her eyes as she blinks rapidly: “I
don’t know. I am enjoying just having a baby. She is not even two years yet so
no rush. God knows,” she adds laughing.
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