Deyemi Okanlawon, a popular Nollywood actor has replied an inquisitive fan.
The fan had questioned his aggressive movie marketing technique, equating it to that of a newbie.
The actor resorted to Instagram to voice his dissatisfaction with the uninvited statement.
In an Instagram post, he disclosed that his intensive marketing technique is motivated by prior financial troubles, describing it as ‘brokenness’.
The actor recounted his conversation with the troll.
He wrote:
“Someone said ‘Deyemi you be senior man na, why you dey promote your film like say you be rookie’… for a brief second all the many ppl who depend on me flashed through my mind, I smiled and blocked the id*ot! 🙂.”
Clearly ruffled by the criticism, Deyemi Okanlawon emphasized the challenges of financial instability, pointing out the degrading and frustrating nature of being broke as a man.
“Being broke as a man is very degrading and frustrating. To every man who’s putting in the work to change his financial status for the better, I hope you win soon bro, I hope things get better for you real soon,” he added.
Recall that the actor also shared the touching story of how he met his wife, Damilola. He said he met his wife while attending university.
In a recent interview with Pulse on the One-on-One show, the actor revealed that he and his wife studied chemical engineering at Lagos State University.
According to him, despite their shared academic experience, he initially hesitated to approach Damilola, preferring to let her initiate the greeting.
He later approached and chatted with her one day, and they continued to cross paths even after they graduated from school.
He said:
“So what happened was, I used to see her with girls that I know because they used to hang out. You know how girls used to hang out in cliques…So they’d be walking down the hallway and I’d be walking towards them and they would stop and I would say hello to every single one of them except my wife because she won’t say hello first.”
“She get pride pass me, last last na me still go meet am. We got out of school and because we had the same circle of friends, people were getting married so we were always on bridal trains together. One day, I went to present a cake made my by mum at a wedding she was at; it was her cousin’s wedding.”
“And her cousin who was my friend said to her “can you please go get something for my friend to eat?” And she couldn’t say no and you could see the look on her face and I was basking in it.”
“Then about a year later when I was single, we met again. I was working a 9-5 when we married, she got married to me as a working professional. But when we were dating I told her that I felt that there was something for me in acting and by that same year I got an acting gig. And she found herself married to an actor.”
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