Media personality and Nollywood actress Bimbo Akintola has expressed her disapproval of the income disparity among her colleagues.
In a recent interview, she candidly shared that, not being wealthy herself, she often questions her peers about their extravagant lifestyles. Akintola’s remarks highlight the financial gaps within the industry, sparking conversation about the pressures and realities actors face.
She claimed that people approach her, pointing out that some of her coworkers are wealthier than she is, and she informs them that she isn’t as financially secure as they are. I
Bimbo noted how some of them sleep with or date politicians to fund their lifestyles, while some come from a rich family.
“Some of the lifestyles we see on social media can be real, and if it’s real, where does it come from? People come up to me and say, look at those actresses. They are very rich, and I tell them that I am now rich.
I still ask them what they do because we know how much they sell films. From a lot of actresses I see, I don’t know if it’s from their rich homes or if there are other businesses they’re doing.
We have heard about actresses dating politicians and all of that, and we know things like that truly happen”.
“I don’t know about that because me I am not rich… When you see them (other actresses), ask them what they do… It’s not just actresses that do that, women in Nigeria do that”
— Bimbo Akintola pic.twitter.com/lPenmrxFgI— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) October 15, 2024
You can make it without a man – actress Bimbo Akintola advises young girls pic.twitter.com/uF0WbWLg0C— WuzupNigeria (@WuzupNigeria) October 15, 2024