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How about your love
life?
Beautiful!
Who is the lucky guy and
when did you start a
sizzling romance with
him?
(Laughs) I wouldn‘t want
to disclose who he is or
when we started, but
trust me, very soon, I‘m
going to go public. I
will open up very soon.
Being a beautiful lady,
how do you keep men at
bay?
Well I always make sure
I don‘t puncture men‘s
ego. You know men are
very egoistic and I try
not to puncture their
ego, although I also try
to drive my message home
to them.
What are some of the
changes you expect in
Nollywood?
I dream to see when the
government will give us
aeroplanes to act with.
In other words, I dream
of that time when the
government will come out
in full swing to support
Nollyworld; to support
the acting industry. I
dream of when the big
companies will be
involved in what we are
doing. These are some of
the positive changes I
dream to see in
Nollywood.
Are you enjoying what
you are doing?
Sure! I‘m enjoying it.
Why I said so is because
when a person is doing
what she loves, it looks
to her like a hobby. I
have no regrets so far
like I said and I‘m
honestly enjoying what
I‘m doing.
How many movies have you
featured in?
I have featured in so
many. I have acted as
the good, the bad and
the ugly. I have also
featured in so many soap
operas and the one
currently going on is
Treasures.
How do you cope with
your fans?
My fans are great. They
are the reason for being
in the industry. They
have been a source of
encouragement really.
I‘m down to the earth
and by this I mean that
I feel free with my
fans.
What is your dress sense
like?
I like to dress simple
but elegant. I don‘t
dress to reveal parts of
me that should be
covered.
You have featured in so
many movies as a bad
babe, can you play nude?
No, I will never do
that. I like people that
have such guts, but I
don‘t think I can. I‘m
an African, not a half
caste, so I cannot. That
is the truth. But for
people that have such
guts, well, they can go
on. I don‘t have the
guts because I‘m an
African woman. I know we
have lots of cultures in
Africa (let me not say
Nigerian cultures), but
African cultures frown
at nudity. So, I won‘t
expose my body in the
name of acting. I always
have that at the back of
my mind. There is a
limit to everything.
That to me is the limit.
You have featured in so many movies
where you acted a bad girl, are you
really bad?
No, Benita Nzeribe is a simple person;
sometimes very shy.
Shy?
Yes, shy. I have featured in so many
movies where I acted a bad girl, but I‘m
not like that. I‘m not the only person
who does that, but I‘m not like that.
But for people to think I‘m bad because
of my roles means that I‘m doing it
well.
Are you related to Arthur Nzeribe the
politician from Ugwuta Imo State?
No! I hail from the Ihiala Local
Government Area in Anambra State.
You read English, how come you chose a
different field?
I have always dreamt of being an
actress, right from my childhood. What
I‘m doing now in the acting world is
like a dream come true. Acting to me is
an inborn thing. I have been a movie
freak.
How has acting been?
So far, so good. Although there are some
ups and downs, I think I‘m enjoying what
I‘m doing. I have no regrets so far. I
don‘t look at the negative side of
things, no matter how bad it is. I try
to be positive in everything I do. So I
have no regrets.
How was your first time like?
Well it was with Alex Usifo and I had a
whole full page line and you know for a
first timer, it wasn‘t easy. And he gave
it to me and I delivered it very well
and he said something like ‘you are
going to be a great actress.‘ I don‘t
ever forget that (laughs).
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