The Nigerian producer and actress Ini Edo revealed that taking up two roles in the popularly acclaimed series “Shanty Town” did not affect her effectiveness.
Ini Edo was an executive producer and a cast in the series. She brought to life the character Inem who was a rogue.
While speaking to Pulse Nigeria, Ini Edo said Shanty Town was an exciting project and she loved every bit of it.
“Well, when you work with the best team, it makes the job easier. When I go on set, I try to focus on the acting,” she said.
The actress also disclosed that in preparing for the series, she watched mostly Spanish films which gave her direction on how to ace her role.
“I had put Inem in my mind. Nobody asked me to cut my hair. That was something that I did because I needed to be Inem. I needed to be in that slum and I had to embody that character.
“I needed to leave Ini Edo aside and I wanted to be different. I knew that Inem’s character wasn’t about how she looked or her sex appeal. It has everything to do with her strength, her zeal and her energy.
“She had the driving force to break free from there. So I saw her as somebody who was seeing herself more like a guy as opposed to seeing her as a girl,” she said.
Shanty Town is still generating conversation and traction weeks after its release and it is a testament to its cinematic quality and awesome characters.
The Nigerian actress believed the local dialect Ibibio, mostly spoken by people of Akwa Ibom is one of the sexiest languages in the world.
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