Young Celebrities Should Learn To Live Life On Their Own Terms – Moyo Lawal

Nollywood actress, Moyo Lawal has come out to advise Nigerian celebrities to embrace controversies.

She recently had her say while speaking in a recent interview with Punch, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, young entertainers should learn to live their lives on their own terms, and if they make a mistake along the way, they can always brush themselves up and stand back up.

Moyo added that celebs should not forget that being an entertainer is only a job, even if it is entwined with their daily lives.

His words, “I don’t really know what you mean by controversy but I will tell them (young entertainers) to live their lives. If you make a mistake along the way, then it’s fine; you will brush yourself up and stand up.

One has to remember one is living life for oneself and then, entertainment next. At the end of the day, it is just a job, even though it is entwined with our lives.

My birthday was so unexpected and most of the plans were done last minute. However, I loved every single moment of it, including organising a charity and putting a smile on people’s faces on the first day of the year.

I also enjoyed celebrating with my dad and stepmother. My friends also came through for me. It was nice to know that there were people who could turn up for me last minute. It was just about love.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.