I Once Dated A Married Man- Oma Nnadi

Since her return from New York Film Academy, where she traveled to excellent her passion for acting, Oma Nnadi has really carved an niche for her in the must competitive Nigerian movie industry.Her work on the hit shows, “World of Lust”, “Delicate World and Nowadays” and “Illuminati” have gained her a lot of respect in Nollywood.The dark complexioned actress reveals how she had once dated a married man and what the trending s*x for roles in Nollywood has done to her career.

"I don’t need to pay a producer in order to star in his movie. My work speaks for me. Somehow, it’s the reason my growth in the industry has been very slow.It’s not false when you hear these stories that some actresses either sleep or pay their way to the top. I believe that the way you climb the ladder of fame, is the same way you would climb down from it.But when you allow your works to speak for you, you don’t need to pay for anything. They would be the ones coming for you, and that’s what I am currently experiencing.

They are coming for me, not because I have paid my way to the top. People are wondering how I was able to make it to the top. They forget that I have been there for 12 years, struggling to have my break in the industry. I cannot sleep with a man because I want a favour from him. That’s not my style.

I have to be in love with you before I can agree to sleep with you. My family members can attest to that. In terms of money, why would anyone pay for a role? That’s something I will never subscribe to. There are some actresses that did not tread that path, yet they are on top of their games today. I’m one of them."

On how her married boyfriend broke her heart, she said.
"I was naive and still growing up. It got into me then, because I was very young. It happened that the guy I was dating then, whom I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with, was married. Somebody broke the sad news to me that he actually travelled out of the country to marry his girl friend who was based abroad.

When I heard the news because I was enjoying the relationship, I broke down for nearly two years. Later, he returned to me, attempting to lie. But I wouldn't give him a second chance as I had picked the broken pieces of my life and moved on. That happened when I was in year one in the university. But I am wiser now. I hardly give my all in a relationship again.