Nollywood actor and filmmaker Lateef Adedimeji has opened up about his journey, sharing insights into his life both before and after rising to fame.
In an emotional interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, the talented actor shared how a Yoruba film industry trainer once predicted his failure within a year. The actor recounted responding confidently, urging the man to wait two years to witness the person he would become.
Lateef also opened up about how he reached out to his wife to propose and the hurtful experience of her being labeled “barren” and harassed online. He further shared his disappointment with Lisabi, who failed to fulfill a promise to support him when he began working on his project. Despite these challenges, he expressed gratitude for his wife, whose unwavering support and encouragement boosted his confidence.
“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 trolls. 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”.
“I give you one year and you will fail in this industry.”
That’s what the man who trained Lateef Adedimeji in the Yoruba movie industry told him after his training.
Today, on our show, Lateef has a message for that man, who is still alive and still in the industry.
He face;… pic.twitter.com/B4GfEwhpwy— Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) January 11, 2025