Yoruba actress, Bimbo Thomas, has debunked speculations that her
relationship with friend and colleague, Funke Akindele, has gone sour.
Bimbo Thomas said her friendship with Akindele began before they both
starred in Omo Ghetto. She said that they not only enjoy a healthy
relationship on the screen but off it too.
Bimbo Thomas explained that people are quick to conclude on matters
they have little or no knowledge about. “Funke has always been my
friend, even before Omo Ghetto.
People are entitled to their own opinion and that is why they say a
lot of nonsense. If you are not close to us you can’t really say what is
going on between us, you just can’t judge a book by its cover. I do
whatever I like to do, I take whatever decision I like to take,” she
said.
Bimbo Thomas added that as friends they can only make suggestions to
themselves rather than assert their opinion. “As adults nobody is boss
to anybody. We can only advise and suggest to each other but cannot
impose our way on others.”
Away from talks about her friendship with Funke, Bimbo described
herself as a flexible actress, contrary to claims that she was only good
at interpreting roles of a social miscreant. “I have said it that for
an artiste to interpret a particular role very well does not mean she
cannot handle other roles in the same manner. I’m supposed to be
versatile as an actress,” Bimbo Thomas said.
According to her the success of Omo Ghetto was a stepping stone to
greater things. “We thank God that Omo Ghetto was a success but I just
did what I was asked to do; it was like an everyday thing. I did not
know it was going to be what it was. I have acted as a wife, doctor,
girl etc in other movies not just the violent role,” she explained.
Bimbo Thomas, however, admitted that she still found it difficult to
detach herself from her role in Omo Ghetto. “I hope to be better because
we learn everyday but to the best of my knowledge, I feel I have acted
better roles but people happen to love my person in Omo Ghetto and I
think its still hard for people to detach Bimbo from her role in that
movie but I hope that with time and better roles they will understand
better,” she stated.
For Bimbo Thomas, Nollywod still needs professionalism to thrive and
she opines that the leadership must take the driver’s seat. “The
leadership needs to work on eradicating amateurs because it is hurting
the image of professional practitioners. People with money
just get two or three actors, hire a camera and shoot a movie within a
week or two and then they sell it at Idumota,” she lamented.
Bimbo Thomas said this is killing the image of the industry and
scaring genuine people from investing. “It’s annoying and it is also
killing the job because these are people who never had any form of
training. It’s obvious that they will end up producing junk and it is
not good for the industry. I think the earlier we eradicate such, the
better.”
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