Nollywood actress, Bolaji Ogunmola, has recounted the early challenges she faced in the film industry, saying she was often stereotyped and restricted to certain roles because of her appearance.
“It was almost like they wanted to put me in a box. I am dark-skinned. There was a time when light-skinned people were reigning, and they told me I was very curvy and tried to limit me to ‘side chick’ roles,” she said in an interview with social media personality and content creator, Joseph Onaolapo, popularly known as Jay On-Air which started trending on Sunday.
The actress, who once participated in the Next Movie Star reality show but did not make it into the final house, described her journey in the industry as difficult but consistent.
Ogunmola also spoke about her decision to venture into business early in her career, noting that she preferred entrepreneurship over traditional office jobs.