Beautiful Nollywood actress,
Genevieve bared it all in an
interesting interview.
How does it feel to have risen this far
within so short a time?
(Smiles) I'm trying to handle it as much
as I can. It feels fulfilling. I feel I'm
having the best of my time. I feel the
Lord is with me. I feel I have been able
to make an impact on people and I have
a lot of fans and I'm enjoying my life. It
feels good.
To what or whom do you owe all that?
God's gift, talent, determination, pride…
What do you mean by pride? They say
it goes before a fall. And now you are
saying it is responsible for your
success?
You have to have pride to be able to
stand the crowd, you have to have pride
to be able to stand the intimidation and
arrogance of people. Especially people
who feel you have to pay dues to get to
where you are going. You have to have
the pride and stamina to tell them boldly
you know what you are doing; they
didn't bring you to the industry, you will
leave when you want to and you leave
because you want to.
Where do you want hope to be in the
next 10 years?
In the next 10 years, I know I will be
married with kids. But I think it all
depends on what God has fashioned out
for me. I know I will still be in the
entertainment industry or the fashion
world or whatever.
What do you like most about stardom
because it appears you don't want to
tell us about your love life?
The fact that it opens doors for you is
what I like most about it. You walk into a
place and every other person is queuing
up for one thing or the other, they just
start to recognize you. Oh! come in,
come in…It's actually a door opener for
us or for me. It has brought respect,
especially when you do what you are
doing well. What I hate most about it is
the price that we get to pay for stardom
- negative publicity, the untrue scandals;
actually, the only thing I hate about it is
the bad press.
What will you say is the worst story
ever written about you in the press?
So many bad things. But the one I hated
most was the one of Fred Amata and I,
which I don't know where they got it
from. It hurt me so much. It was not
just fair.
How do you feel anytime you read
negative things about your person in
the media?
Certainly, I don't feel good.
What if the stories are true, but
maybe you were not expecting it to
be published?
It's rarely been the truth. Maybe a bit of
it, but that's not how it happened. The
press never tells the story the way it is.
It's usually a bit from here and a bit from
there. For a very long time, they have
not written anything true about me.
How did you come into the movie
industry?
I have been acting since I was eight in
Ripples. That was how I got into acting.
For movies, I think that should be 1998
in Most Wanted. I met Torino (Emeka
Ojukwu) in a bus and to my greatest
surprise, he recognized me, from Ripples,
when I was about eight, nine. He asked
why I left the industry. He later invited
me to this audition - Most Wanted. I got
a role, a 'waka-pass' and that was it.
Your relationship with Kunle Coker
Kunle Coker was actually my boyfriend.
But he did not bring me into the
industry.
They said he was heartbroken when
you deserted him. What led to the
collapse of your relationship?
Well, relationships come and go.
Is it true that you dumped him for
Fred Amata?
Fred Amata? I've never had anything to
do with Fred Amata. In Ripples, I used to
call Fred Amata uncle. So, I don't see
the reason why I should date Fred
Amata. Fred Amata and I are just
friends. I don't have anything to do with
him.
Are you now saying that apart from
Kunle Coker, you have not dated any
other person in the industry?
I will not say that and I will not say
anything on the contrary either. I don't
think it is your business. It's my personal
life.
What do you find most attractive in a
man?
The fact that a man will take me for who
I am, not for what he hears or what he
believes. I like people who take me for
the me they see. That's the most
important thing. And have regard for
me. And trust too.
What do you think is the biggest
mistake that men make with women?
Everyone makes mistakes. But to me, I
will not tolerate any man who hits
women. To me, that's evil.
Do you believe in love at first sight?
I believe in infatuation at first sight.
Love is a very strong feeling. It does not
just come. People think infatuation is
being in love. They are two different
things. You don't know anything yet until
you get to meet the person and you
begin to fall in love. Not just physically,
but externally with the person.
Can you recollect the first time you
fell in love?
Yes!
Tell us about it.
I think we met at a show. This was when
I was in secondary school and we shared
a lot of things in common - singing. It
was a case of two compatible people
who were so much in love with each
other and Like I said, relationships must
come and go. You can't help everything
that happens. Some things just happen
for no reason.
What's your definition of love?
Love has to be understanding, caring.
Love, to me, is being with somebody for
24 hours without being bored. Love is
catching your breath every time you see
whoever you are in love with. Love is
friendship, love is understanding and
love is trust.
Do you believe in being faithful in a
relationship?
Yeah! I'm very faithful.
Can you date a fan?
I've never dated a fan. And I don't know
if I can. But people come around to toast
as per fans. But it's a matter of nicely
telling them off. There are different
reasons why fans like or love artistes. So,
it actually depends on why my fan loves
me. It depends. I don't think it is
advisable to date a fan. The reason being
that people are in love with what they
see on the screen, not the real you.
What's your idea of a sensual treat?
Quiet time in a place surrounded by
nature, water, trees…less talk, more of
feelings, let the feelings show instead.
What part of a man's body do you like
most?
A man's chest, from the belly up.
What part of your own body do you
like most?
I guess it's my eyes. I think I like my
eyes.
What's your greatest wish?
That God continues to bless me.
Especially with the right man and a good
family.
It's like you are too eager to get
married?
No, no, no. The thing is just that there
comes a time in your life where
everything is going fine. And all you say
to yourself is after this, what next? After
everything, you have to get married as
far as you are a woman.
Why have you not furthered your
education?
Life is not the same for everybody.
Some people are so lucky, they come out
of secondary school and they go straight
to university because they have the
back-up of people and it's so easy. It
looks simple…mine was different. But
I'm determined. Definitely, I'm gonna go
back to school. I wanted to make money,
I love my money, I cherish my own
money. So, I will go back when I've
made enough. But even while I'm there,
I won't stop working.
What's the greatest complement that
has ever come your way?
My complexion.
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