Omosexy, as the thespian
is fondly called, said reality dawned on her at the age of 15 following the
demise of her father.
The veteran actress
shared her story on her Instagram page in order to commemorate the International
Day of the Girl Child
She wrote, “On today’s
girl child day, I’ll do an unusual post true to me. As a child, I lost my
father age 12. Sponsored by a great community of Ondo men, the#Ekimogunclub, so
I could continue my education.
“At age 15, I started struggling
to help my widowed mother. I started working in the Entertainment Industry.
While going to school, and working, faced many challenges as a female child.
There were talks of being loose, perhaps being a prostitute, lack of freedom to
mingle like male counterparts, rumours and fear of slander, sexual harassments.
“However, one of my
early dreams was to be great at whatever I chose and be side by side the best
in the World. I’m not totally there yet, but, that 12 years old iyana-ipaja
little girl did take care of her widowed mum till she died, took care of her
younger brothers who are in marriage stages now.
“She is taking care of
herself and her own family, taking care of a few people she is privileged to be
able to.
“She has worked, spoken
on, been awarded on World stages, and has been compared to the people she
admired when growing up, from other parts of the World
“Don’t you dare
underestimate the possibilities of a Girl Child