Popular Nigerian actor, Funsho Adeolu, has questioned how his female counterparts can afford luxury lifestyles on average salaries.
He stated that he normally charges higher fee per movie than other Nollywood actresses, yet many of them can buy bigger vehicles.
While speaking during a recent interview with Teju Babyface, Adeolu expressed doubt that the luxurious lifestyles of actresses are entirely covered by their acting earnings.
He added that they use movies as a platform to showcase themselves to men who can offer them more opportunities.
According to him, the mere presence of actresses on set gives the impression that their profits come from the film industry.
Adeolu said: “I charge more money per movie than most Nollywood actresses but they ride bigger cars than I do. They can’t say they make all that money from acting movies to fund their lifestyle.
“These are people that if I collect N200,000 in a job, they can’t collect N20,000, but they are riding bigger cars than I am riding. What they do is come on set, show themselves on TV and so they have the opportunities. They don’t have anything in their accounts.
“Going to big parties and spraying money but when you get back home you’re calling somebody to come and pay your house rent. All these people grew up in the village. 90% of them might not think they would ever come to Lagos.”
