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“People wanted me to say my husband banned me from acting but that wasn’t what happened” - Ego Boyo

Season 7, Ep. 45
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Gen Zs may not know, but in the ‘90s, she was the moment, starring alongside RMD and lighting up every screen she graced.


But then, she walked away from acting. Why? “It was boring,” she told me. And so, she pivoted, and made history behind the scenes instead.


She produced Keeping the Faith, the film that introduced Genevieve Nnaji to the world. She created A Hotel Called Memory with Akin Omotosho. She even produced the jingle for President Obasanjo’s first political campaign.


One of the true icons of Nigerian cinema, in front of and behind the camera.


Such a joy to sit with the elegant, brilliant, culture-shaping Ego Boyo.



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