Nollywood actress, Oge Okoye, has been acting since 2001. Born in London, the actress cut her teeth into the movie industry while in her first year studying Theater Arts at the University. Since then, she has starred in over 50 movies including "BlackBerry Babes", "Blood Sister", "Marry Me", "Lady Gaga", "The Girl is Mine" amongst others. Married, and mother of two children, Oge has played a wide range of roles. From reverend sister to prostitute, from classy executive to poor widow, her roles have been versatile and her appearance in movies has been consistent. She spoke with Adeola Adeyemo about her marriage, career and aspirations. What is it about this trend of actresses shaving off their hair in Nigerian movies? Why did you do it? It takes a very good script for someone like me to be able to shave my hair. I did that for the last movie I acted in December. It's not out yet but the working title of the movie is "Royal Widows" but I'm not sure if that's what it is going t! o come out with. I've never acted that kind of role and it was a good experience for me. I scaled through. I leave the fans to judge when the movie is out. How much did you get paid to shave off your hair? It's not really about the money, but about the script. Let's just say I got paid very well. Do you feel self conscious walking on the streets with a shaved head? I don't feel shy. I was at first. I was like how am I going to face the world? Am I going to go bald like this or should I just put on a ...
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