According to
veteran producer, Charles Novia, Genevieve Nnaji has a secret dirty
habit of smoking, which alot of people didnt know about:
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I remember on
the third day of recording, one night while shooting at a clinic in
Victoria Garden City Extension, I came out for a bit of fresh air while
the technical people were setting up for the next scene. I saw Genevieve
in a dark corner of the building, smoking a cigarette. ‘Whoops!
You caught me’,
she said, laughing. ‘You smoke?’ I asked, a bit surprised. ‘Now and
then. It relaxes me ’ she said. ‘Do you smoke?’ ‘Never have. Never will.
But I don’t have any problems with people who smoke though.
But health
wise, I hope you stop soon.’ I replied. ‘I am trying to. Sit with me a
bit, lets talk about this scene ’ I sat with her and I explained some
few things to her about the scene. We also talked about a bit of her
stardom and how she was coping with it.
She was in a
chatty mood and it was a revealing conversation.
That evening, I saw a vulnerability in her, I had never seen before.
This young lady, by a dint of her talent, hard work or fortune, had
superstardom thrust upon her and seemed to have no private life
anymore.
She had become
one of the most recognizable faces in the continent and whilst enjoying
the adulation, she was also coming to terms with the scrutiny of her
Privacy, which was not too palatable to her.
I admired her
courage and somehow felt that she would go places beyond Nollywood. I
remember I told her so. Genevieve was quite particular about make-up.
She would spend many minutes, ensuring that her face was well-powdered.
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