One of the most beloved celebrity couples in the country today is Nollywood actor Lateef Adedimeji and actress Mo Bimpe.
However, many may be surprised to learn that Lateef initially disliked Mo Bimpe after their first meeting. In a recent interview with The Nation, Lateef recounted their initial encounter, explaining his unfavorable impression of her at the time. Despite this, their relationship eventually blossomed into the strong bond they share today.
Speaking about how he met his now wife Mo Bimpe, and why he didn’t like her when they first met, Lateef Adedimeji said:
LATEEF ADEDIMEJI: We met on set. I met her on a set but the first day I met her, o baje (she was mannerless) because she saw me she couldn’t greet me. Mo de so point-blank (And I told her point-blank), mo ni taleleyi, ni bo ni won tiri eleyi ti o mo eyan ki (I said, who is this, where did they find this person that does not know how to greet people?) I told her point blank that day. And I just walked away. That’s me. Because Yoruba ni ti o ba ri eni to ju e lo, wa a ki. (Because as a Yoruba, if you see someone that is older than you, you will greet.) And I just walked away.
So I think she was gonna shoot her second film and then they called me for the film. Me, I would always ask questions. “Who is the producer?” They said “Mo Bimpe.” I said “Who is that? Is that not the girl that does not greet people?” They said it was her. I said I will charge her. This is how much I will collect. And then they paid my money and I did the job. For me once I get to work, no matter who you are. No matter what it is, it is work first, I just face my work.
And I realised that I got on set. For me, I’m gonna be acting alongside you and she was the first person I called “Hey. How are you? Don’t worry, don’t fidget, don’t do nothing. I’m sure you can do this. We can work on this together and we will achieve a good film,” and all of that. We started filming and that’s where that’s where we became friends and the rest is history.