Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwo has explained the reason most of her colleagues in the movie industry beg for financial support when they are sick.
The 65-year-old actress during a recent interview with Gideonite TV spoke about the disparity in pay between actors in the industry.
She also added that nobody pays actors when they are sick because, ‘when you’re healthy that is when you can shoot movies and get money, but when sickness keeps you in the house, you are so exhausted’
She said that most movie stars are heavy spenders because of the nature of their jobs, as fans expect entertainer to be in a certain way, else they will not take you seriously.
She said:
“We are paid, some of us are paid well but before this sickness gets out and because everybody feels you have a lot of money nobody helps you but you are managing it with your family and when you are on that sick bed nobody pays you anymore because is when you are healthy that you can be shooting movies and getting money, the illness has kept you in the house for a long time and the one you saved has been exhausted’ “And you know because of the nature of our job we are heavy spenders, you see the clothes you wear matter to the world, we call it packaging, the way you package yourself and the worst is that if you wear one dress to an award night, nobody expects you to wear it again, these are the things that make us spend a lot of money.” The actress’s comment on the incessant public solicitation from actors is coming weeks after veteran actor Ameachi Muonagor appealed to the public for financial support.
The actor revealed he has been battling with stroke which has left him paralyzed.
In October, another actor John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu also cried out for financial aid, revealing that his leg might be amputated if not treated.
Mr Ibu’s leg was, however, cut off in November.
