Funke Akindele explains “my siblings are my [close] friends”
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has admitted that her colleague Eniola Badmus “cracks me up so much … I love to chill with her” but the busyness of life has come between them.
Akindele’s feet have dug deeper into Nollywood having made millions of naira from producing A Tribe Called Judah whichbyFebruary thisyeargrossed N1.5 billion in box offices across cinemas in Nigeria, other African countries, and in the United Kingdom.
But Badmus has veered into politics, became one of the unofficial megaphones of Bola Tinubu in his run for the Villa last year, and the President has just rewarded her by influencing her appointment as Special Assistant on Social Events and Public Hearing to House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.
In an interview on Arise TV, Akindele gave an insight into her approach to maintaining friendships in the entertainment industry, saying she has never had serious friends apart from her siblings.
Her words: “I think my siblings are my friends. I have people that I’m cordial with, but not serious friendships like that. Because I am always busy with work. And when I am not working, I will be sleeping, watching a movie, chilling with the kids and family.
“I like being in my space. I don’t like going to parties. I run a studio, we film every year and we have movies at cinemas and on streaming platforms including content on YouTube. I’m very busy. So I just get busy with work and my children.
“I have cordial relationships with all my colleagues in the industry. But I love working with some particular people.”
What about Eniola Badmus whom she used to be very close to?
“Eniola Badmus cracks me up so much. I love to chill with her. But, we have been so busy with life. Everybody is doing their thing,” Akindele replied.
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