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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