Hutchings came under a barrage of criticism when celebrating her 35th birthday on Sunday, June 19, after netizens noted her true age on Wikipedia is 42
By Mosope Michaels
Nigerian actress and movie producer, Carolyna Hutchings, known previously as Caroline Danjuma has slammed critics who accused her of falsifying her age.
Hutchings, who celebrated her 35th birthday on Sunday, June 19, had a lot of backlash on social media, when some netizens argued that her age on free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia is 42.
Reacting to the allegation on Monday, June 14, the movie star shared a picture of herself, her mum, and her child on her Instagram page, and denied lying about her age.
She also asserted she has nothing to gain by changing her age and argued that her mother, who is currently in her 50s, cannot give birth to a 42-year-old.
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She then wondered why anyone will think she reduced her age, as it serves no purpose for her.
She wrote, “Trilogy. This is my mum who is in her 50’s, so how in God’s name will I be 46? Am I reducing my age because I need a job in a company? I am the CEO of mine.
“Reducing my age for Nollywood? An actor can act in both young and old roles. Makeup can be applied. I am reducing my age because of school? I have enough certificates already.
“Reducing my age because of a relationship? A good man will love his woman regardless of her age. Reduce my age for your validation? I don’t give two F’s about you, sugar.
“Not everyone in a class is the same age. In secondary school, I had people 5 years older than me in my class. In university, my assistant class rep was 45 years old. In my master’s, my class rep was 23 and I 34. In my MBA, I had both young and old.
“Just because you acted a movie with me does NOT mean we are the same age. You are asking for my birth certificate, Have you seen your own mother and father’s birth certificate before?
“That it took you time to achieve something in your life does not mean I have to run your race. We have different glory and destiny. That you started school late and failed entrance exam a couple of times is none of my business. We don’t have the same IQ.
“Stupid people saying they watched me as a kid. I was in the industry for only two years before my marriage. Bomboclat can’t stand my glory.”
Addressing the claims that her age on Wikipedia is 42, the Real Housewives of Lagos star stated that the online encyclopedia is not infallible and added that online search engines do make mistakes.
Insisting she just turned 35, the actress once again argued that she doesn’t need to lower her age to get movie roles as “any age, race, or class can act a movie”.
“Are you aware Wikipedia can be created and edited by ANYONE? And not everything on Google is a FACT? Even Christ was married on Google. To the clowns talking unintelligently about my age, mind the business that pays you.
“Any age, race, or class can act a movie. Any one can be a star at any age; no rules to follow. Yes, I am 35 years old and this will be the last time I will address this.
“I don’t need to be an old woman to achieve anything or be an actress. Success and luck come to anyone when it is their time. Focus on making money.” Hutchings added.