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Anita Joseph Confesses: I Have Been Naked For Too Long

Anita-JosephBrazen actress, Anita Joseph is a constant newsmaker. She achieves this through her provocative dress sense and the manner she interprets movie roles. She spoke with ORUKPE NELSON on her movie and singing career, love life, tattoos, nudity in Nollywood and sundry issues.

What have you been up to lately?

I have been doing a lot of movies.

You have added some weight; can you share the secret with us?

I should say I have been careless with my diet. Lately, I have not been working on my body such as exercising or going to the gym. I don’t have the time to do so because of work.

What has been the cause of deaths in the entertainment industry?

I know we will all die someday but when people die at an early age, it hurts you even when you are not close to the person or people.

Igbo people say that when it happens to another person, it will be like it has happened to the body of a tree. So what I am trying to say is that even when you are not close to the person or people who die, you will still feel the pain because they are human beings and our colleagues, so it is very painful I must admit.

Do you believe the industry needs serious prayer?

I would pray that God should take absolute control in the entertainment industry.

The industry needs serious prayers and everybody needs prayer as well.

On perception of people towards you, that you are weird?

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Yes, I know, but I think it is because of my look. Sometimes, when people see you, they think you are bad because you do very wild hair styles and you wear sexy and revealing clothes. But they don’t really know you inside. People who do not know me usually conclude that Anita Joseph in that movie is Anita in real life but that is not true. In the movie, ‘Azonto Classic’, I played the role of a stripper with Funke Akindele and some other actors and people who have seen the movie think that, that is the real Anita. In real life, I neither drink nor smoke, my life is just calm but in movies, I do.

However, if you watch closely, you will know that it is fake. After puffing cigarettes on set, I will go back home having headache.

How do you handle romance role?

I play every role very well. In as much as acting is all about pretence, I still make it look real. So when you are watching any of my romance movies at home, you will feel the romance as well.

Who would you like to be paired with on movie set?

I can be paired with anybody. As long as he is a good actor, I am going to deliver my role well. Even if the actor is an up-and-coming or if he started acting that same day we are shooting, I don’t care. What I want to know is that he can deliver the role with me. Role delivery is very important. When it comes to kissing, we don’t really do tongue to tongue, we fake but we make it look very authentic.

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Who is the best actor you have ever kissed on movie set?

I will not say his name or may be off the record. I am shy; also I don’t want the person to know.

Can you reject any role?

That will be when you tell me to bare it all. I can do short and bikini like acting, but going on pants and bra is out of it.

How did you delve into movie production?

I intend to produce my own movies but not now because I have a lot of things I am doing right now. Even my music career is on hold as well. But movie has taken a better part of me I must say.

Who is your dream man?

I don’t want a very rich man because if he is very rich, I will not see him at home. I want a rich guy but I don’t want him extremely rich. I want a man that I will always see at home. I want to be able to call him and he will answer my phone call and tell me, ‘babe I am coming home’ and not that he is in a meeting and has another meeting that will stay into the night. I want a comfortable guy but he has to be dark. I don’t like fair guys. The wedding bell will ring very soon.

Define your style

I wear anything that suits me at that particular time and it depends on the occasion too. Today, I am covered from head to toe. It is good to be covered; I have been naked for too long. Being naked is outdated.

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What is your take on nudity?

I flaunt good body. I am covered and I still look good.

You seem to have moved away from tattoos?

I don’t like tattoos anymore because they are very addictive.When you do one, you would want to do more. But I thank God that I have been able to overcome adding more tattoos to my body because it is actually a bad spirit. With tattoos, it is like there is a spirit inside you that is telling you to add more. I had on my arm before, I have on my neck and the last one I wanted to do was around my hip area but I had to caution myself.

How do you unwind?

I don’t go out much. It is not as if I don’t club or party but it is once in a while.

What is your most striking prayer point?

I pray for God’s wisdom. If I have wisdom, I will have more money because I will have the wisdom to apply to make more money.

What is your greatest fear about life?

Failure is my greatest fear. I love success in everything I do. I don’t ever want to fail.