Beautiful Nollywood actress, Doris Simeon isn’t
a scandal-prone person but the issue of separation between her and her former
husband, actor and director, Daniel Ademinokan got her name dragged around in a
mesh-work of gossips and rumours that hasn’t really panned out.
Check out a recent interview she had with
Vanguard.
Tell us
about yourself?
My name is Doris Simeon. I’m from Edo State,
Igbila to be precise. I’m from a family of five, though I am an orphan now.
What
was growing up like for you?
It was really fun for me. Those days when my
mum sent me on an errand and I didn’t it deliver well, she would flog me and I
would wonder “Are you sure this is my mother? But now when I think back, I
realise she was only trying to make me a better person.
Especially when I do the same to my son. It
dawned on me that all those scolding was out of love. It was really fun. I grew up in a face me I
face you kind of house where you have lots of drama. When I think about it, I
laugh a lot. Funny enough, I used to tell the “Aje-butter” children that they
didn’t have as much experience about life as those of us who lived in the
ghettos.
What’s
your take on actresses who sleep their way through for roles?
It’s their choice, they weren’t forced into
it. They wanted to, that’s why they did it, or probably because they are
desperate.
Have
you been sexually harassed since you started acting?
I’ve not since I started acting. I’ve had the
experience of people or producers toasting me and as far as I am concerned that
is normal. Any man can like any woman. It is not peculiar only to Nollywood, It
is either you want it or you don’t want it.
Would
you say that fame has robbed you of anything?
No, fame has really favoured me in so many
ways. I thank God for that.
So you
don’t have any regrets?
I don’t, in any way.
I want
you to talk about the recent happenings, your ex-husband and another actress,
Stella Damasus?
I have nothing to say about it.
Aside
your son, what else makes you happy?
Putting smiles on people’s faces, especially
children. I love children a lot.
Define
your style?
Simple and comfortable.
What
has been the most memorable moment of your career?
Having to present a TV talk show ‘Faaji
Extra’. It’s a Yoruba talk show. I was a little bit nervous at first. But it
was a dream come true for me, because I always wanted to be a TV presenter as
well.
When the opportunity came, I just embraced it
because it was like a prayer answered. I loved the idea and I really enjoyed
the experience on that particular set.
How
much were you paid for the job?
A lot of money. A lot enough to make me
smile.
What is
the worst rumour you’ve heard about yourself?
I think it had to do with a story that
reported I attended a Fuji show. The story also claimed I was dating Saheed
Osupa. It was about ten years ago and was published on a full page. The
funniest thing was the writer sounded like he was so sure.
I just laughed because it was so funny; I’ve
never been to a Fuji show. The only way you could catch me at such gatherings
are on rare occasions when my colleagues invite me to functions where a Fuji
band happens to be on stand.
And to say I was dating Saheed Osupa was a
big lie that could only be laughed at.
If you
have to change anything about yourself, what would that be?
I don’t want to change anything. I just thank
God for creating me the way I am.
If I have to come back to this world again, I
want to come back as me.
What is
your greatest physical attribute?
I’ve never thought about it, but I think it’s
my eyes.
If you
weren’t an actress, what would you have been?
I would have been a presenter or newscaster
because I love entertainment.
Besides
acting, what else do you do?
I have a cosmetic store. I sell cosmetics and
perfumes.
With
the break-up of your marriage, do you regret ever getting married in the first
place?
No.
Are you
officially divorced from your husband?
No comment! I like it when my lawyer answers
such questions.
There
was this rumour that you were having an affair which led to the collapse of
your marriage?
When I read about all these rumours, I just
laugh.
So you
mean none of that is true?
None at all, there was a time some
journalists even told me that I was a lesbian, that they took my picture, a
side view. I told them, I wanted to see the front view of me in the hotel with
the lesbians and then I laughed.
I told myself, “this is what I chose (my
career), so I have to accept it that way”.
Have
you moved on?
Me? I’m after putting smiles on people’s
faces.
What’s
your vision and where do you see yourself in the next five years?
I want to really affect people’s lives, put
smiles on their faces. There are street kids out there suffering, we need to go
out there.
I like the courage of Iyabo Ojo, Halima
Abubakar for all those NGOs and the rest of them. Putting smiles on people’s
faces is what I’m aspiring to do and I think that’s the only way your prayers
would be answered and God would put a smile on your face too.
What’s
your advice to upcoming actresses?
Don’t be desperate. Be yourself. If you have
that gift and you think you can still go out there to learn, do it. Go and
learn from the professionals and God will put you through. If God says it is
your time, he will definitely lift you up.
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