Nancy Isime urged women with a drive for accomplishment to be prepared for name calling and spurious allegations for daring to be successful
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian actress and model, Nancy Isime, has denied rumours of a romance with a married UK-based businessman and challenged her accuser to come out with factual proof.
She said this after an online blogger, Gistlover called her a prostitute and accused her of dating and wrecking the marriage of one Michael Dion-Goli, the CEO of UK Dion Group.
Reacting to the allegation on her Instagram page, Isime insisted all they had was as a business relationship, adding that his company, UK Dion, only sponsored her TV show.
The blogger did not relent despite her explanation, as Gistlover also alleged that Nancy’s secret lover had been maintaining her luxurious lifestyle including a recent trip to Istanbul, Turkey.
Gistlover wrote “See if you sleep this night you are on your own ooo, this story na segment, things people do for money go shock una ooo.
“Meet the married olosho man behind aunty Nancy Istanbul trip, see make everywhere scatter make me sef run comot on top him app, una fit collect this page too, I no send anybody papa again, eh feee ku, I come in peace.”
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Nancy once again denied the allegation saying she has never been to Turkey before in a brief response on her IG page
She said, “Instabul trip…. Hmmm. Interesting!! I’ve never been to Istanbul before but who cares Abeg I no sleep this night oh! Give us gist Abeg”
Not backing out, the blogger called Nancy a lair in a follow-up post, then posted a picture of the alleged secret lover, before asking the beautiful model to tell netizens if he knows him or not.
“You wan deny your sponsor, Michael, Nancy look my face talk say you no sabi this man, BEAUTIFUL LIAR!!! Una sha don succeed in pursuing the man’s wife from the house, hand go touch una one by one,” the post read in part.
Responding, Nancy, reconfirmed knowing him, and that his company was responsible for sponsoring the third season of her TV show, before adding that she even invited his family over during her birthday.
She said, “Ahn Ahn. Oba of life! Why I nor go come here? Nor be vawulence nation? You nor want make I follow gather? Deny Mr Michael Dion Goli? Abeg read inside these comments make you see where I write say I know am!
“Naim company -UK Dion be the headline sponsors of my show TNIS season 3. Na me even host their new office launch. I even invite am and e family for my birthday.”
After facing a series of backlashes from the online community, the 30-year-old actress decided to further clarify the matter in a lengthy post on Instagram.
In the post, she urged Nigerian women with a drive for success to be prepared for her kind of encounter, as they will be called names and will face spurious allegations for daring to be successful in life.
She added, “I knew the breaking news was coming, there’s been too much positive news about me online, not everyone likes that. Once your name drives traffic, the propaganda begins with or without evidence. But listen, I refused to be bullied by patriarchy!
“Sad part, if I haven’t even scratched surface yet. God just started with me and yes, it is easy to say ignore until you are on set filming till 11pm, on the phone constantly working towards the season premiere lunch of your show amongst all the other obligations for brands you work with and future projects.
“Literally, mentally and physically exhausted and trying to make something out of your life only to check your notification and it’s flooded with comments calling you out of your name. I am talking about thousands of comments. As I said, since we can’t sue a faceless account, we at least deserve concrete proof of the allegation laid.
“Dig it up and let us see, not just resort to calling names and trying to bully me into silence and out of fear and restricting my comments so no one can see, then screen munching the same comment for clout. Glad this happened on international women’s month, the bias towards women will be broken, until then.
“We stay grinding. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Nancy Isime, actor, multiple award-winning hosts, CEO, NIP, studios executive producer, and creator of the Nancy Isime show. Any other title is yours, not mine.”