I’m Not Interested In Dating A Fellow Actor – Teniola Aladese

Nollywood actress Teniola Aladese has said that she is not open to being in a romantic relationship with an actor. She recently had her say on the “I Said What I Said” podcast, and fans have been reacting.

Revealing that her direct messages are often flooded with suitors, Teni noted that audacious men keep filling her DMs with all sorts of proposals.

Stressing that she doesn’t see herself dating a fellow actor, the moviestar added that she would be more open to a relationship with producers or directors.

Her words, “Men have audacity. If I open my DMs for you, you will see a lot.

The dating pool in Lagos is a very big mess.

I will say I have never had a terrible date. It is just that after the first date, I already know that you will never see me again.

I don’t want to date an actor. I wouldn’t mind the upper echelons like producers, directors, but actors are a no for me.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.