Nollywood actor and filmmaker Lateef Adedimejirecently opened up about his journey to fame and his experience with married life.
In an emotional interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, he shared how his mentor in the Yoruba film industry once doubted his potential, predicting he wouldn’t succeed within a year. Despite this, Lateef remained composed and requested two years to prove himself.
The actor also spoke candidly about the challenges his wife, to whom he has been married for nearly four years, faces online. He revealed that she endures hurtful comments and is unfairly labeled barren because they have not yet had a child.
He revealed that Mo Bimpe often shares the hurtful messages she receives on social media with him.
Lateef also noted that some colleagues who had promised to support his project, Lisabi, ultimately failed to do so. Thankfully, his wife stood by his side, offering him encouragement and helping to lift his spirits.
In his words:
“Someone once told me in the Yoruba movie industry that he gave me one year to see what I would become. I told him to give me two years and he will see what I will become.
My wife and I have received a lot of trolling. Recently, someone called her barren on social media. She would always show it to me and would say they would be all right.
I just called her one morning and asked if she would marry me and she said Yes.
When I wanted to do my first big screen job, Lisabi, I realized that everybody that I felt would stand by me was not there; there was nobody”.
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