Adedimeji, who tied the knot with his Nollywood colleague last year, also disclosed he was once paid one thousand naira for a lead role in a movie
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nollywood thespian, Lateef Adedimeji, has disclosed how challenging it was for him to reach stardom in the Nigerian movie industry.
The award-winning actor who took to his Instagram page to take fans through memory lane claimed he used to borrow money and clothes before going for movie auditions.
He also said he almost gave up his acting career when it became a herculean task to break through and overcome the challenges he was facing.
The popular actor, in the social media post tagged “Na who give up fuck up,” further said he was shamed and bullied during the early years of his acting career.
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Adedimeji, who won the Best Actor in the 2022 Best of Nollywood Awards, said he began acting 15 years ago and didn’t get paid for his roles initially.
He wrote: “Memories of the days I borrowed money to go on movie sets, borrow clothes to wear on set even though I wasn’t getting paid, I remember begging for money and food to survive.”
The Kudi Klepto actor, while narrating the odyssey on social media, said even when he began to earn money he was paid next to nothing, even when he was the lead actor.
The 35-year-old actor, who walked down the aisle with his Nollywood colleague and sweetheart last year added that he was overjoyed when he was eventually paid one thousand naira for a lead role.
“Then the times I finally started getting paid 1k, 2k, 5k for a lead role, I remember receiving the payments with so much joy, happiness and gratitude,” he posted.
