I can’t kiss any actor on set — Popular Yoruba Actress, Jaiye Kuti Reveal

How do you think your husband feels when doing s*xual roles?

My husband is not bothered. My husband is even of the opinion that Nollywood is not doing well enough. There was a time he told me “I wish you were much younger, I would have taught you how to make  better romantic scenes”. I have never done a tongue to tongue kissing with any actor and I am not saying my husband encourages that too. But he is saying I can be more romantic even in my looks or touch while acting.

 

Are you saying your marriage is preventing you from some roles?

No, but I can never have a wet kiss with another man.. I really don’t know how my husband will feel but I will rather drop that job than kiss another man, tongue to tongue. There are some actors you dare not put your mouth into theirs. Not Jaiye Kuti.

 

How do you see the injection of s*x scenes into our films?

S*x is everywhere. And there are stories that would not be well told if there are no s*x scenes and Nollywood is trying its best to censor our films.

 

Why do we always have s*x scandals in Nollywood?

It is not peculiar to Nollywood. Every occupation has s*x scandal, it is only popular in Nollywood because everybody is interested in us. I am not supporting promiscuity. I have never dated anybody in the industry and I have no godfather. But s*x is everywhere. We do films that teaches family values and condemn abnormal s*xuality.

 

What has been your worst location experience?

It was a time when I got to a location and sat throughout the day because nothing was in place and after wasting my day, I had to sleep in my car because there was no provision for where I would sleep. Some had to sleep at the bar. I think they had financial problem because many things went wrong in that location. Since then I take extra money with me when going on locations.

 

What was the worst thing ever written about you and what measures did you take?

I have been scandal-free. The only one was when it went viral that I got married to Wasiu Alabi Odetola popularly known as Pasuma. So many did not know it was in a movie, I got many calls wanting to why I disappointed them. A woman who wanted to join Nollywood and was still begging her husband for his consent called me saying she does use me as a good example of decent and happily married actresses and now I have shattered her hope. I took the pain of explaining things to her and now she is following her dreams.