Actress UCHE JOMBO tells us''ini edo and i have
settled our differences''
1-After 10years in nollywood, you are finally
acknowledged and your profile is on the rise. how
does this make you feel?
....It feels like years of hard work and believing
in my self is paying off, do I think I've reached
the zenth of my career? not at all because luckily
for me, my day job teaches me new things so i am
still learning how to get even better. it feels good
though that i have become a household name. i look
back to when i started and how far i have come and i
just thank God for blessing me.
2-At what point did things begin to change for you?
...I think after the move 'games men play'. I
started getting serious roles after that movie I
think so its safe to say the movie redirected my
career.
3-You just finished producing your own movie 'nollywood
hustler' why did you join the bandwagon of actresses
becoming movie producers?
.....I first saw nollywood hustler three years ago
when emem isong showed it to me,we were to do it at
that time but something happened and we couldn't
shoot again,but the story stuckin my head. when I
wanted to shoot my own movie, I had other scripts
but I remembered the hustler story because I am a
lover of a good laugh.isnt life too short for
worries?
I also wanted something different and the hustler
script fit into what i wanted so i called emem to
ask about the story and she told me it was still
lying there. I guess it was too good a story to
miss.
As for why i joined..i want to tell my own stories
my own way, thank God for providing the means..lets
take nollywood to a level where people will begin to
watch our movies and have respect for what we do.
4-So what will the movie nollywood hustler be
bringing to the table?
.....Its Basically about nollywood, the laughs, the
behind the scene people, hustlers trying to become
known,the stars playing themselves,its a different
kind of movie. some people actually think that you
can make a movie in a week in nollywood but thats
not true. nollywood hustler kind of corrects the
wrong impression some people have about making
movies in nollywood..its a good laugh really.
5-Did you write the script for nollywood hustler or
did you pay for someone to write it?
...Someone wrote it, one bola lady and then uduak
isong, emem isong and I added our bit to the story.
6-Your boyfriend ikechukwu uche was recently
injured,how is he fairing now?
...YoU should know stella, you seem to know
everything these days.Even when people are on the
phone in their rooms you are there, someone said you
might be a witch. Don't ask me because I am not
telling you who said so. all i am saying is that
since you already know most of these answers you can
as well ask the questions and chip in the replies
yourself.
As for my relationship, i resolved a long time not
to make it an issue for public consumption anymore.
so sorry i dont want to talk about ikechukwu and i.
7-Do you want to tell us why you made a million
dollar bet on ini edos marriage not lasting long?
...That question is very funny, when that came out
to say i was shocked is an understatement, how on
earth would I bet on another person's marriage?
moreso someone who is a friend of mine. it was a
stupid, well thought out story by someone who wanted
to come in between us. i am not really interested in
going into the details because I have grown beyond
some things, I am more focused on serious things
than hearsay these days. moreso ini and i have
talked about this and identified the culprit and we
have taken our friendship to a level where hearsay
will hopefully not affect us again. ini edo and i
have settled our differences.
9-Why is there so much bad blood amongst nollywood
actresses? there are talks that you are amongst
those who is not in speaking terms with some of your
colleagues..is this a jealousy thing?
....Personally, I don't think so, friendship is
between two people who understand what the word
friendship means. if you are friends with someone
who doesnt obey the rules of friendship then its
better to be on your own..jealousy?