I’ve Never Considered Skin Bleaching – Damilola Oni

Nollywood actress Damilola Oni has said that she has never considered skin bleaching. She recently had her say during an interview with Oyinmomo TV, and fans have been reacting.

Attributing her confidence to the foundation laid by her parents, Oni stated that her upbringing played a major role in shaping how she sees herself.

On the growing culture of hype in the entertainment industry, the moviestar added that it is sad to see how publicity overshadows talent sometimes.

Her words, “Skin bleaching has never occurred to me.

According to Olushola Ajadi, my father, I am the most beautiful girl in the world. My parents set the foundation for my confidence.

Hype surpasses talent and it can be hurtful. Because at times the people that ought to have excelled and become famous are not the ones we hear about.

But if you can hype your craft, you have gained the world.

The people I work with know what I want and what I don’t want. That is why I don’t pass my boundaries.

If I am not sure this individual would give me what I want, I won’t get close in the first place. Because I don’t want trouble. It’s money we spend.”

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.