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I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by nellaluv(f): 8:15am On Apr 10, 2010 |
[img]http://www.nigeriafilms.com/thumb2.aspx?img=Y29udGVudC9jb250ZW50L21lcmN5am9obnNvbjIuanBn&s=NC8xMC8yMDEw&w=188[/img] Mercy Johnson Star actress, Mercy Johnson Ozioma a.k.a. Mercy Johnson, speaks about her life, the movie industry and other issues Q: You have played different roles in the Nigerian movie industry to the extent that your fans don’t know the kind of person you are. How will you describe yourself? A: I am like the girl next door. Most people know me as Mercy Johnson but did not bother to find out about the Ozioma aspect of me. Mercy Johnson Ozioma are my real names and Ozioma in my dialect (Kogi State) means a girl with good luck. The fourth child in a family of seven, I was born about 26 years ago to an ex-military officer. I left my mother at the age of two to live with my father who was constantly being transferred from one station to another as a military man. I am proud of my dad because he taught me all I needed to know about crossing the bridge from being a child to an adult. Q: Was acting part of your childhood ambition? A: After my secondary school education, I failed the UME exams and came back to Lagos to get a degree and while that was on, I watched Genevieve Nnaji in a movie titled Sharon Stone. I later approached a friend for assistance to feature in a movie. He stared at my bosoms and hips and told me that I would make a good actress. He later took me to the National Theatre, but a role did not come until a year later, when I had my first lead role in a film titled The Maid. Q: So, what was the experience like? A: The Maid was my starting point and it was quite challenging to play the lead role because it was my first movie. I was fidgeting when I saw the likes of Eucharia Anunobi who I regarded as screen goddess during my secondary school days. I never thought I would make it with people like that. So when I saw her, I was so excited and considered standing beside her as sacred. She actually realised that and later helped me by giving me the needed courage. Q: How would you assess your exploits in the movie industry? A: I have grown with time. There have been the good and bad times; there have been rumours and scandals. Sometimes when I cry in movies, it wasn’t the script that made me cry, but when I go back to my humble beginning and the height I’ve attained now, I give thanks to God. When I remember how we moved into an uncompleted building and had to take cover whenever it rained because of the condition of the house; how my brother did a menial job as a bricklayer to earn a living and those days when we rolled over a stick to cover the windows up till the point when I started acting and raised money to cover the roof; when I recall those days we were living with lizards because the floor and the walls of the house were not plastered, or when I had scars as a result of my several falls, I give glory to God. Q: Was there anything you did as a child that you wouldn’t want to do now? A: When I was in secondary school, I would wash my mates’ clothes and polish their shoes to get paid so that I could also pay my brother’s school fees and whenever names of people owing school fees were mentioned, I was always on top of the list. I faced a lot of embarrassment in school. My teachers flogged me; my uniform was always torn and tattered and when someone stole, they pointed at me because of my poor condition. It was a miserable life, but today, I thank God I lived a wretched life throughout my school days. I faced so much humiliation and that made me shy. Amidst all these, my greatest inspiration came from my dad and that kept me going. I witnessed lots of sad moments. I failed my first JAMB examination but passed on the second attempt. If I could have my way, I want to be a child again and live big. Q: Was there any distraction between your childhood and spinsterhood? A: Maybe those days when I had troubled mind. For instance, there was a time I stopped schooling to hawk pure water, plantain and other things. Do you know I was once a housemaid and also did some menial jobs for a particular artiste to make ends meet? I washed her clothes and did some other things in her home town to survive. Q: Didn’t you have a boyfriend then? A: Never. Who would want to befriend a girl with torn dresses, bad stockings and nothing to offer? The barracks life didn’t give an opportunity to such. But today, men flock around me. Q: To an extent, people see you as a controversial actress. What can you tell us about this? A: A lot of untrue things have been said about me. For instance, they said I stole money, while some said I snatched people’s husbands. I have come to realise that it doesn’t cost people anything to cook up lies about me and those were not coming until a telecommunication company called me for a deal. The next day, scandalous stories started flying and honestly, I lost the N50 million deal because of that. Q: Has there been any time you took a script in exchange for intimacy? A: It is a matter of choice. If you are approached with such and you feel your body is cheap and worth the script, then go ahead, but it is also an individual thing. If any lady tells you in Nollywood that it hasn’t happened to her, it is a cheap lie. Most people are scared of telling the truth, but the truth makes upcoming ones to watch their steps without making mistakes. Yes, such had come my way, but if you sleep around for roles, will you also sleep around to make fans love your work? It only takes God’s intervention for one to be successful in the industry. Q: What part of your body do you treasure most? A: My hips. I would like to insure them if there is need for it. Q: How do you maintain your shape? A: I think taking exercises plays a great role. I have a tracksuit I bought from Germany which I wear to jog with each time I join my brothers for exercise. Q: Do you sometimes get carried away while playing romantic roles? A: Whenever there is need for romantic roles, I close my eyes and say this could have been avoided. I don’t really feel anything. We only teach with our roles. Q: Any advice for upcoming actresses? A: Don’t come into the industry because you want to be famous, but because you love the art of acting. Then try to appreciate those who are there before you. http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/7027/2/i-will-like-to-insure-my-hips-mercy-johnson.html [img]http://www.nigeriafilms.com/thumb2.aspx?img=Y29udGVudC9jb250ZW50L01FUkNZSjMuanBn&s=NC8xMS8yMDEw&w=650[/img] [img]http://www.nigeriafilms.com/thumb2.aspx?img=Y29udGVudC9jb250ZW50L01FUkNZSjEuanBn&s=NC8xMS8yMDEw&w=650[/img] [img]http://www.nigeriafilms.com/thumb2.aspx?img=Y29udGVudC9jb250ZW50L21qLmpwZw==&s=NC8xMS8yMDEw&w=650[/img] |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by parislomo(f): 11:08am On Apr 10, 2010 |
Going by the pix, she needs to insure her HAIR too!! |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by candylips(m): 11:29am On Apr 10, 2010 |
haha i wonder. what is so special about the hips sef . she wan turn beyounce abi |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by abrahym(m): 11:39am On Apr 10, 2010 |
Lol |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Nobody: 12:08pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
While she's at it she must not forget to insure her honey well. That's probably what fetches her much of the easy cash that is now making her so deluded. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Nobody: 12:27pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Someone needs to slap this trick into reality and tell her NOLLYWOOD AINT HOLLYWOOD |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Nobody: 1:01pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
^^ help me tell them jare. Empty vessel making grating noise. She must think she's now @par with J.Lo. I bet one Alhaji in Abuja would help her pay the insurance premiums. **she wan insure that her craw-craw infested yan.sh** |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by zeal500: 2:04pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
She has no hips. let he look well and c hips arund town plus correct beaty hiiiiiiissssssssssss , who be mercy johnson sf |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Luvlgenius(m): 2:35pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
beef ooooooooo, Its her time to shine so let her be jooo |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by SisiKill1: 3:44pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
She needs to insure her whole self coz one day someone might be tempted to take her out so we never have to see her on screen ever again! |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Omolulu(m): 3:49pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
pro01:i don die |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Nobody: 3:53pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
I don't blame her, that is her biggest asset |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by KennyG6(m): 4:04pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
insure her body against nature abi? she is dafter than i thought, nature will surely take its toll |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by honeric01(m): 4:23pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Is she the first one to do it? if it was some oyinbo girls now, none of una go talk oo, it's her body and she has the right to even insure her tooth. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by vanitty: 4:55pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
abi o. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by aieromon(m): 5:56pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Insure all you want,gurl.No matter what,ageing will still catch up with you. Please,let M J be.She deserves to be this cocky. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by mamagee3(f): 7:00pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
From the number of lame interviews she's been doing lately and the fact that she claimed her gown is worth $100,000. . . I think she needs to insure her Lips, mouth, tongue and Ego along with her "Hips". |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Nobody: 7:06pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Lot's of sour grapes on here. . . If it were some white actress saying the same, lots of responses on here would have been more positive. Just because it's a Nigerian actress, she deserves to be slated? As for someone that said, Nollywood ain't Hollywood, all I can say is, Nollywood's paying Mercy Johnson's salary, and supporting a lifestyle many can only dream about. It's time we learnt to support Nigerian talent, or if we can't, at least not put it down. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by mamagee3(f): 7:11pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Siena:The issue is not about Nollywood or Hollywood, we all know that no Hollywood actor or actress would do an interview sooo lame as that of Mercy Johnson. . . Imagine someone who's doing everything in her power to be noticed by everyone, Last year she claimed her 10,000 naira gown is worth 100,000 dollars. , What does that say about her? . . . Nobody is bashing her, she just needs to say things more important issues in her interviews instead of trying to boost her ego. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by honeric01(m): 7:17pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Siena: i tire oo, see as beef and hate dey fly around, this is a black man mentality, trying to pull others other. let her be, it's her body and mouth and she has the right to say whatever she wants, IS IT YOUR BODY? DID SHE SAY SHE WANTS YOU TO PAY FOR HER INSURANCE? i tire for all these whiners oo. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by mamagee3(f): 7:21pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
^^Dude, you're completely far away from the main point and idea. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Nobody: 7:44pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Black man mentality? you only need to look at the oyibo blogs, they crucify their celebrities like there is no tomorrow. Yes I said Hollywood aint Nollywood and the celebs in Hollywood who have insured their assets in Hollywood were ridiculed just as much if not more. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Nobody: 7:48pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
^^^ Mama-gee, I'd say Eric's pretty much on point. How many of the responses on here were about how much her gown cost? Most were just general negative posts, that were about anything but her gown! Besides, you say Ms Johnson's doing everything in her power to be noticed, but isn't that true about virtually every celebrity? How many celebrities stick with the truth in their quests for "attention"? Even you yourself do everything in your power to be noticed - virtually all the threads you've started on here will attest to that! |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by mamagee3(f): 7:54pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Siena:P.O.C(Point of Correction). I don't seek attention, attention runs to me. . . Anyway, Don't you think there's a high possibility that someone who has been a user in this website for too long ought to be famous? |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by maedan(f): 7:57pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
As long as she keeps disgracing herself, we will keep yabbing her . I mean these movie-star delusions are going overboard. Is insuring your body parts, part of our culture?? Anyway, I believe all these interviews' just to help her journalist friends to sell their mags, because most of the time she's taking the piss. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by mamagee3(f): 8:01pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
maedan:GBAM! Couldn't have said it any better. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Nobody: 8:06pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
maedan: It's common practice to insure what earns you a living. How different is it to insuring your life? Life policies are not part of our culture, right? In the same vein, lot's of Western ways are not part of our culture - you're browsing the web, computers aren't part of our culture. Neither is insuring your car. Why not stick to what we all did in our villages, and to a greater extent, still practice today, if it all boils down to culture? |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by maedan(f): 8:11pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Siena: Your path of reasoning is very elementary . How could you compare internet and car/life insurance to insuring your hips or even those things on her chest she flaunts at every given opportunity?? It's a shame that you support this. How would you feel if you find out she was just joking?? Because this is one stunt she can ill afford . |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Nobody: 8:16pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
maedan: My reasoning here is comparative, though you are free to think otherwise. Life insurance policies are not typically Nigerian culture, yet today, many Nigerians take out life policies. I just feel we play the "cultural" card when it suits us to do so. |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by maedan(f): 8:26pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Siena: It's ok, let's not argue over what is obviously just another publicity stunt. Some stuff really shouldn't be taken seriously! |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by Nobody: 8:30pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
I honestly think she is taking the p33, she has her name in our mouths and the Journalists sell their papers. Both parties are laughing their way to the bank |
Re: I Will Like To Insure My Hips ----- Mercy Johnson by mamagee3(f): 8:31pm On Apr 10, 2010 |
Siena: maedan:What has all these got to with Mercy Johnson's attempt to draw attention to herself? |
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