Eniola Badmus became a major hit in
the blockbuster movie ‘’Jenifa’ as the ‘Gbogbo Big Girls’, where she played the
role of a madame who rented out girls on campus to big men. Then she kept with
the same stereotype in ‘`Omo Ghetto’ where she was a leader of bad ghetto
girls.
Ever since, the coast has been all
yummy for Eniola who has become a hotcake with movie producers. She recently
celebrated her birthday in New York and had the elite of the movie industry in
attendance. As Potpourri star this week, Eniola lets us into her world: Continue...
What movies have you done this year?
There’s Uchechi The Blind
Cripple, A Child In Me, and many others. We shoot movies every other day,
so I can’t even remember, I’ve lost count
Which one is your biggest movie so
far?
Basically, I’ve done series of films
that I feel are successful. At least I was able to prove a point, that’s what
I’ve always wanted to do. Whichever one that my fans feel they like best, I’m
with them
Which Actor/Actress do you like
working with on set?
I like working with everybody; I
don’t discriminate. In as much as you’re good then we’re good to go. I can work
with anybody that goes with my flow and can give me what I want; I’m cool with
everybody
Have you won any awards?
I’ve won many awards. This year I
won ‘The Best Actress 2014 in City People Awards’. Then I had three other
nominations; I had nominations in GIAMA, I got nominated in NMA as ‘Most
Popular Actor’, that’s one of the biggest nominations I had. Then series of
nominations and other awards too.
What has been your biggest challenge
since you got into Nollywood?
I’ve been in this industry for a
long time; I don’t even look at challenges anymore. When you stay too long in a
particular stuff, it doesn’t look challenging anymore because my life is all
about this that I do. I’ve been doing this for over a decade so I can’t just
say one thing is challenging. I try my best in all that I do
You mostly play bad girl roles in
movies, why?
I don’t remember the ones that I
played bad girl recently, maybe before, but I know I’ve changed a lot of
stuffs. I’ve been playing other roles too and the fact that I play bad girl
role doesn’t mean I am bad, maybe, I’m good at it though.
Have you ever played as someone
else’s wife in a movie?
More than enough times.
You and Davido were seen together
recently, what were you guys doing?
Shout-out to my brother, Davido!
That’s a movie shoot, that’s my movie coming out sometime next year. I shot
some in Yankee and I’m shooting part of it again in Nigeria
Have you ever thought of losing
weight?
Why is this my being big an issue to
people? Okay, everybody has to be very very slim, right? In the US they don’t
discriminate like this o, it’s only in Nigeria people get worked up about being
overweight. I understand it is not healthy to be overweight at all, but should
it be an issue as a lifestyle?
Has your weight affected your career
in any way?
How now? That is what has been working
for me. It is not easy to be big and famous. Instead of my weight being a
drawback, it has actually been a blessing.
Are you currently in any
relationship?
Yes, obviously, I would have someone
I’m dating; I’ll have somebody I’m planning marriage with, even if I’m not
planning marriage, at least I have somebody I’m seeing.
How is it like working with Wazobia
FM?
It’s cool. I’m not working with
Wazobia FM; I only have my show on Naija FM
When does your show air on radio?
It’s Monday and Tuesday on Naija FM
by 6:00PM
Have you gotten any endorsements
before?
Yes- many times. I used to be on
Vmobile billboard, then on iROKOTv. I did an advert for CBN, even Royco.
What do you find attractive in a
man?
I just like a regular guy that has
talent, even if he does not have talent, he has to be intelligent. A regular
man, an average man; but please no body odour and no mouth odour, such are very
important to me.
At your last birthday party, you
were seen with bottles of alcohol…
(Cuts) When you have a party, you don’t
give alcohol? See, I am a kind of person that doesn’t see a thing like that as
anything special. How can any normal person have a party without alcohol? I’m
not an SU o, let them know. I’m a born-again Christian but I’m not an SU. When
we have parties, we serve alcohol, it is normal. Party without alcohol is
nothing, its zero.
What is your advice to upcoming
Yoruba actresses?
They should do what they believe,
but they should just do the right thing
Who inspired you to become an
actress?
Nobody inspired me; I just felt okay
I wanted to do it. I did Theater Arts at University of Ibadan and that’s it
What has been the high point
of your career?
I’m still not at the top of my game,
I’m not there yet, we’re still moving. We’ve not reached but we’re on the way,
we’re not where we used to be but we’re still climbing
Are you planning on getting married?
Yes now, every girl wants to get
married at some point in her life. Even if I’m getting married, nobody would
know though.
Why?
Because I just want to keep it like
that. I am not the kind of person that wants her private life in the open. Any
relationship I have, I just want to keep it off the news so it can last. If
it’s in the news, they’ll frustrate the relationship and before you know it, the
relationship ends, basically because the man may be scared off by the noise.
How would you describe yourself off camera?
I like to chill a lot, I like to
just be in my house watching TV, reading novels and watching my other jobs I’ve
done that came out and try to correct my mistakes. I’m always in my friend’s
house when I’m not working; I like to chill with my friends and family because
that’s the only time I have with my people.
What more should people expect from
you?
They should expect good things. They
should expect my movie featuring the one and only OBO and other artists like
Bukky Wright, Bukki Ajayi, Funke Akindele, Patience Ozokwor. I’m shooting my
movie this year but it’s coming out next year.
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