Actress Etinosa Idemudia has disclosed that acting a witchcraft role in her movie series affected her mental health.
The filmmaker, in a recent interview said she had to seek therapy after portraying the role to stabilise herself.
She said, “The role an actor gets is a function of how the casting director perceives such actor. It is difficult to explain how the mind works, but after playing some characters, it rubs off on you. I remember playing a witch in the series Blood of Enogie for three months, and after we were done, I had to go for therapy to come out of that witchcraft persona. As funny as it may sound, it is real. There have been cases where actors fall in love with their on-screen romantic interest and even marry them in real life.”
The actress noted that she avoids roles that promote violence and dishonesty, while also encouraging women to be ambitious and aim high, stating that success is not gender-based.
“It is very heartbreaking when people, even women, sometimes attribute the success of every woman to a man. I personally uphold that success is not gender-based, just like wisdom is not. A man can help a woman succeed, and a woman can help a man succeed; it just depends on the circumstances and available opportunities.”
