Toyosi Adesanya: Many Ladies Once Ventured into Acting to Seduce Ogogo, Yinka Quadri

Toyosi Adesanya, the Nigerian actress, has claimed that many young ladies once ventured into the acting profession not merely for the craft but to date established practitioners.

During a recent interview on the Nollywood on Radio podcast, Adesanya revealed that she began acting in 1992 with the Odunfa Caucus, a theatre group founded by Taiwo ‘Ogogo’ Hassan, Yinka Quadri, Abbey Lanre, and Ara Ọsan.

Adesanya argued that contrary to popular claims that some male actors harass ladies for roles, the reverse is often the case — female entrants, she said, “seduce actors and executive producers”.

“There are even many ladies who came to theatre world because they want to harass men. That is there motives. When I was at Odunfa Caucus, I knew how many ladies who are after Ogogo, my boss Taiwo Hassan,” she said.

“I know how many ladies who came to join Odunfa caucus because of Ogogo and Yinka Quadri. 

“Till this present moment, I know how many ladies who are running after stars. Some come to the theatre through someone who may be a marketer and now try to seduce another man. Before you see anything, they would have started dating.

“And that person who brought them does not have the power to produce a film. Because if you complain, they can blacklist you.”

Toyosi said, for her part, she held her dignity as a woman dearly and did not give in to any form of harassment.

“There are many film locations I have travelled to for makeup and did not give myself away,” she added.

“But now, there are people who do not have the rudiments of acting, yet as soon as they have N2 million, they call themselves stars. If you have your training under any caucus, you are given a stipend to manage yourself.”