Nigerian actor, Emeka Okoye, has accused Nollywood producers of denying him film roles due to his physique measurement.
Okoye said this throughout his newest interview with Seun Oloketuyi on Nollywood On Radio.
Talking about his profession and expertise within the business, he narrated how he had consistently been rejected by producers for being both “too slim” or “too fats”.
“I’ve been informed that I’m fats, and I’ve misplaced film roles due to that. Some say that I gained’t match a personality as a result of I’ve a abdomen or I’m not fantastic.
“However even after I was youthful and slimmer, I nonetheless didn’t get roles. After I was slim, a variety of producers would use me to audition individuals and provides them scripts, and they might say I used to be good however they didn’t have position that match me as a result of I used to be too slim.
“I had that have many instances. Bukky Thomas can testify. And now that I’m a bit chubby, they’re giving me roles like landlord, husband, or uncle. Some even stopped giving me ‘dangerous boy’ roles as a result of they assume I gained’t be capable of interpret the character, however they are going to be shocked after they see my upcoming films,” Okoye mentioned.
