Actress Osas Ighodaro recalled that her first on-screen kiss experience in Nollywood was really strange.
Osas said she was surprised about how the actor dipped his tongue during the scene beyond what was generally acceptable in the acting profession.
Indeed, Osa had acted in the United States before relocating to Nigeria in 2012, and featured on Nigeria’s long running soap Tinsel.
Osa, who spoke on a episode of The Culture League podcast, said the incident was her first shock in Nigeria’s film industry.
According to her, “My first on-screen kiss in Nigeria took me by surprise. Though, I knew the kiss was coming and I was prepared for an ‘on-screen kiss.
“In my experience, you are not supposed to put your tongue down somebody’s mouth. But the person did. On the basic level, if you are going to do an on-screen kiss you talk about it, ‘Oh I’m going to put my tongue in your mouth.’ But if you don’t talk about it then you know it’s the basics.”
The screen diva began her acting career in the United States where she featured in projects such as Cadillac Records before moving to Nigeria where she gained fame with Tinsel.
She has also featured in Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story and Man of God, winning the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) for Best Actress in a Drama in 2022 and 2023.
Osa, a former Miss Black USA pageant winner, is also known for her work as a TV host and humanitarian
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
