Veteran Nollywood actor, Yemi Solade, has asserted that no actress in the industry can afford a G-Wagon from the income earned strictly through acting.
Speaking on the Honest Bunch podcast on Friday, Solade addressed the issue of some actresses who have yet to make a mark in Nollywood but are seen driving luxury cars.
He said: “People come to Nollywood for different reasons. I will continue to focus on the core professionals. Nollywood is not a house we have built for ourselves alone, so those you are referring to are tenants. Although we still have some ladies who are professionals in those same categories, but I won’t mention names, they live on what they earn from their producers.
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“Nobody makes a lot of money that will give you all of those luxurious cars you have mentioned. I do not know how they make so much money to buy these cars. I know what I earn. In the industry, no actress will say that the G Wagon that she has was bought from the proceeds she got from acting.”
His comments come amid growing public scrutiny of how some Nollywood celebrities finance their luxury lifestyles, with many questioning the gap between their reported earnings and the expensive cars, houses, and vacations they showcase.
Yemi Solade, who has built a career spanning more than three decades in Yoruba and English-language films, is widely respected for his craft and his candid takes on issues within Nigeria’s multi-billion-naira film industry.