"NO MORE SEXY ROLES FOR ME"-DAKORE EGBUSAN AKANDE

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 Tearsstated 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

daughter and give her the very best in life. I am a much more mature and evolved person.”

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.