In this recent interview with Nonye Ben Nwankwo of the Punch
, Chidinma Ekile finally talks about the recent sex tape scandal, her
relationship with the skuki boys and achievements since the project fame West
Africa:
Read excerpts from the interview below...
You eventually came into the spotlight and it opened doors
to controversies and scandals…
I have been in the news lately. My manager told me that I am
a balloon on top of lots of needles. People want me to drop on those needles
and get deflated. He told me to be careful. The first time was when my nude
picture went viral. I actually went for a photo shoot for my friend. I wore a
tube dress. Some mischief makers actually cropped off the lower part of the
picture and posted it on the Internet. It was as if I was nude. I wasn't happy
at all. I had that picture. I had to post the real picture on the net and
people now got convinced the nude picture wasn't original. I thought that was
the end, I didn't know a bigger scandal was coming…
You mean the sex video?
Oh yes. I woke up one morning and I was greeted on the
internet with 'Chidinma and sex tape'. I
was worried primarily because of my mother. I didn't let her see the video but
I had to show her the photos. I didn't want to go out that day. I couldn't go
out. But my mum felt otherwise. She told me to ignore the mischief makers. I
almost took some actions but I thought against it. I met Sound Sultan on a set.
He told me, 'Babe, you are now a star. I welcome you officially into the
industry.' I trended for three days. Even people who didn't know me got to know
me. My fan base grew. And then, I was happy because more than 90 per cent of
the public didn't believe I was the one in that video. There were people who
didn't need to see the video to believe I couldn't have done such thing. I am
just grateful to everyone who didn't believe the story. My twitter account was
hacked and the people created another account. They kept releasing nasty
pictures and they were even responding to the tweets as if I was the one doing
it. I was just watching and laughing. It put me in the spotlight. I used it for
good.
But such scandal shouldn't be good for your career…
Ever since I started, I have been scared of scandals. I
didn't want to have any. But I realised that I cannot run away from it. It is
just normal. It is not everybody who is happy seeing me rise. Some people are
trying to do something to stop me. But sex tape is not enough to stop me. They
should bring up something else. The sex tape just took me to another level in my
career. It moved me up. This is no more 'little' Chidinma. It didn't bring me
down in any way. I am still doing a lot of things.
One of the Skuki boys said he is in love with you and would
want to marry you…
Oh yes. Everybody wants to marry me but I am not ready for
marriage.
But the boy came out publicly and declared his love for you…
I laughed when I saw that story. I have not considered his
request. I still have to make more money before I consider marriage. He is
actually my friend and he never told me something like that. I have been linked
with so many people. People cannot imagine me being a saint. They are just
looking for something to attach to me.
How does it feel like being a star?
It is a lot of work. People see me and envy me and say
'ohhh, she is now a star and she must be enjoying'. I am not enjoying. The more
you are there, the more you do things. The expectation is now so high. Being a
star is not so much fun because you have to do more work. You have to please
people. You have to smile even when you are not in the mood. It is so
frustrating. But then, you owe it to some people, you have put yourself out
there. This is what I have signed for. Nobody begged me to do this
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