In a recent interview with Chude Jidenwo, Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde shared intimate details about her childhood experiences, including a time when she almost went into prostitution.
Omotola revealed that her father passed away when she was just 12 years old, and his death left her emotionless, without the ability to grieve properly.
She also spoke about the challenges she faced at a young age and how they almost drove her to prostitution in order to survive.
Despite these difficult experiences, Omotola has gone on to become a successful actress, known for her roles in many Nollywood films.
Omotola Jalade said, “I think everything I have been today, positively or negatively, was because of the death of my father, it affected me so much, because I did not mourn my dad.
“I understand that I was his only child for a long time and my dad and I were very close, he was the manager of Lagos country club at the time, many influential people come there and because of that, I started rolling with people of influence from a little age.
“When I was 13, they came to pick me up from school, I knew something was wrong and prayed and hoped nothing had happened to my dad.
“When I got home, I realized my dad was dead, so going through that mental process, I didn’t know how to react and I didn’t know how I was feeling, I was just silent but now that I’m older, I think I really understand everything. So I just became emotionless and it has affected me till today.
“There is nothing anyone says to me that can move me, I am so confident in who I am and I don’t fear anyone.
“I don’t fear for my life, probably I would have become a prostitute today, I was very desperate to do anything and said I would rather sell my body than for anybody to tear my younger brother apart.”