By Elizabeth Akinteye
Nollywoodstar, Adebimpe oyebade has revealed how she became an actress to be reckoned with in the movie industry. She disclosed despite the fact that the industry is full of challenges; she was able to make headway with a lot of patience and focus.
”My journey to Nollywood has not been smooth, nothing good comes easy but we thank God. In this kind of job one needs to be patient because it is stressful, it is time consuming and exhausting. It is what you need to have passion for before you can pull through.
Mobimpe as she is fondly called gave the revelation during an interview with the Nation Newspaper recently.
When asked which movie specifically brought her into limelight, Adebimpe, an Ekiti State Born thespian, who started acting career five years ago, does not waste time before she mentioned Yomi Fabiyi’s Agbede Meji.
“I actually started professionally in 2017 because after I featured in that one movie in late December 2016, I did not even think of acting anymore, I just left for my NYSC, I went back to Benin and continued with my life. I didn’t even have contact with the producer anymore; we were not in communication anymore until the movie came out. I didn’t even know the movie had been released in September 2017 and when it did, a lot of people started reaching out to me that please we need you in the industry. I was like what happened because I totally forgot I was featured in any movie.
“It was like almost a year so I started getting roles then I said let me just have fun since I was already done with NYSC waiting for the next thing to do with my life. From there, I started producing my own movies and different opportunities came knocking, a lot of people started liking me which is the fan love and that is something that has helped my career a lot.
“I would say Agbede Meji which was the very first movie I featured in, produced by Yomi Fabiyi. I think when that movie was released, if that acceptance was from fans, actors and producers were not positive I would probably not be where I am today. I would say Agbede Meji brought me into the limelight because I was accepted immediately. People started saying who this Onikede (the character I played) is in this movie and I was like what’s so special in what I did in the movie.
