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Voluptuously beautiful Nollywood actress, Evia Simon has come a long way in the movie industry. She started acting in 2007 but officially began her journey in Nollywood in 2011. She’s an actress as well as a producer. Some of her films include; Child Not Bride, Unbreak and Mind’s Eye.
She has seen the good, the bad and the ugly sides of Nollywood and she bares it all in this interview with AYO
ONIKOYI, Entertainment Editor.
Challenges
Challenges are part of our daily life’s routine. I have faced a lot of challenges in the industry since I started acting.
I have had to face a senior female colleague who insulted me for doing nothing on a location. I have had to hear a voice-note of a senior colleague who denied me after she introduced me just because she felt intimidated.
I have escaped accidents from jealous colleagues severally. I have also, at different times, being propositioned for sex for a role by a director or a producer. Another annoying challenge in the beginning is the belief by some directors that they are doing you a favour and not paying you for your service. But in all, man is not God. There is always time and season for every one
Low points
My low point is trying to prove a point to a director or a producer that I can do this because most of them feel if they haven’t seen you act they find it difficult to believe you can give your best. I have learnt so much, which is believing in yourself and never giving up, no matter the countless times you have to go on and on to get what you really want from the career you have chosen.
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