- Nollywood actress Bolaji Ogunmola addressed public reactions regarding her romantic scenes with actor Daniel Etim Effiong.
- She clarified that the kissing scenes are purely professional and part of their acting roles.
- Ogunmola emphasized that there is no real-life romantic involvement between her and Effiong.
Nollywood actress Bolaji Ogunmola has responded to public reactions over her romantic scenes with actor Daniel Etim Effiong.
According to Ogunmola, the kissing scenes featured in films are purely professional and form part of their roles as actors, with no real-life romantic involvement attached to them.
Speaking in an interview with Jay On-Air TV, she explained that she initially viewed such scenes as normal job requirements guided by movie scripts, adding that they are performed strictly for storytelling purposes.
She emphasized that there was no emotional connection involved while shooting those scenes.
The actress noted that the situation became uncomfortable after social media users began speculating that she and Daniel Etim Effiong were involved in a real-life romance. She dismissed the claims as false and unnecessary.
Ogunmola further stated that the actor’s wife is fully aware of the nature of his profession and had seen the movie clips without any issue, stressing that people familiar with actors’ work understand that on-screen performances are fictional and should not be confused with real-life relationships.
She said: “We only kiss in movies. Even his wife is not bothered because she understands Daniel’s job. People started linking us together after the movie scenes, but there is nothing between us outside work. We are only colleagues in the industry.
“Actors are simply playing roles given to them, but people sometimes fail to separate movies from real life. We are not close outside film sets and there are no hidden feelings or arrangements. Professional boundaries are important in Nollywood.”
