[size=14pt]Why I’m ageless–Kate Henshaw[/size]
By Samuel Olatunji
Sunday, November 07, 2010


At the height she has attained, she is a bundle of humility. She’s not given to riotous living which is the lot of many of her ilk who couldn’t handle stardom. She’s married to a husband who practically dotes on her notwithstanding the fact that they come from different parts of the world. Kate Henshaw is a consummate actress who has won the hearts of many with her masterful mien.

Due to her busy lifestyle, Kate misses her peers who also are responsible and busy people. Stardom hasn’t gotten into her head and reciprocating her husband’s disposition, she cares a lot about her family.In this interview with Samuel Olatunji she sheds some light on how she won the Globacom deal, why she may reject scripts and how successful she has been in the last 17 years. Excerpts:

Everybody is getting older, but you seem to be getting younger
Someone said my own is akin to The curious case of Benjamin Burton. I don’t know if you watched that film. He was aging backwards. He started-off as an old man and as he was getting older, he was getting younger .That’s what someone told me, but I don’t believe it. You people are just pulling my legs.


Kate Henshaw

It’s the truth
I don’t know, it’s God.
What’s the secret
I work out and I do a lot of hard work. When I can, I do my exercises, I do my facials, everything I can do to relax my body. This work, especially the stage is hard work. It’s really hard work.

But did you have to memorize all those lines?
Yes! This is not film o. The whole book, each character has to know when to come in. You learn all your lines because it’s live. There is no cut, no join join, no anything each cue is affecting the next person. The stage is hard work and for me, it’s the true test. If you say you are an actor, come and do stage.

Why do you have to do all that when you have the television?
I think I’m sort of a bit saturated with film making. I am not saying that I am tired but there isn’t anything new for me. For seventeen years, I have gone through the whole thing. I want to do something else, something more challenging, something that will really take a whole lot of me. Something that is not lazy, so stage for me, is it. I used to admire those who do the stage , but being in it fully now, I truly appreciate stage actors, truly.

Last week, I learnt you were in Ghana, is that true?
Yes! Oh my goodness! Week before, we left for Ghana to stage the V vs Tarzan monologue, which had been running since the first week of September. It just ended on the 31st of October. We went to Ghana on the 22nd, performed on the 23rd, came back on the 24th. . So ultimately we did four shows in two days, we finished the last show on the 31st of October. It was fantastic. We performed for eight weeks and every Sunday we were on stage.

So what is driving Kate towards the stage now?
The challenge. Not the money, there is no money on stage. If you talk to anybody, they will tell you the stage doesn’t pay. The rehearsals take a lot of work and time. I have come to that stage where, I am not saying I have a lot of money and I’m not saying I don’t want more money, I do but I want to do good work. I want to do something meaty, something much more challenging, something that will challenge the whole of me. I don’t want to get to that stage where I will say o I have done everything.

No, there is always something new in the art world especially for actors, there is always something new. You couldn’t have done everything. You cannot afford to be complacent, you have to always reinvent yourself. Learn something new, to charge yourself up, and take yourself to the next level. Surprise people. “Oh you can do this?” Like I did a Yoruba film, I want to be able to say that I have done a lot of things not just films.

Let’s talk about Eti Keta, why did you do it when you can barely speak the language?
Did you watch it? I can speak Yoruba a little and of course if I can’t speak, they will teach me. I mean I want to learn. I want to be able to speak French, speak German. I mean Hollywood actors that do films, like the Americans, they do British films and learn the accent. Something to challenge me; show me something new, and people will say oh, you think you are good, because you have done this? And they throw more at me, I want to try, I want to do it. That’s why.

So how was Eti Keta on set?
Splendid. Everyone was fantastic. Aunty Bukki Ajayi was on set with us and Saheed (Balogun) the producer was fantastic. He’s quite good. Everyone on the set was lovely. They didn’t treat me anyhow. Saheed treated me specially, but when I got on set I put myself on the scene with everyone, because I didn’t want a situation where they will say, “this Nollywood actor, she has come again let’s see what she is going to do. If you come with that attitude, you’ll not get any help especially when you don’t really speak the language 100%. You need help. Everyone needs help. I’m not too big, they are not too small. We are all the same.

What’s the title of this play you are acting?
It’s Ahmed Yerima’s Little drops and it’s about Niger Delta militants, government, , oil workers, people that lost their lives, innocent women and children, rape and everything that happened as a result of war and conflict in their region.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showpiece/2010/nov/07/showpiece-07-11-2010-005.htm

She's so pretty.

Great actress.

Yes, sh eis pretty but she needs to see a dentist to fix that her corn-teeth tho.

Aloy+Emeka:

Yes, sh eis pretty but she needs to see a dentist to fix that her corn-teeth tho.

That's one of ma Fav in her.

So much class. . . Luv her 2 bits.

, kate o kate.

Lovely lady. A very good actress.

good luck gene's best friend

she try

Aloy+Emeka:

Yes, she is pretty but she needs to see a dentist to fix that her corn-teeth tho.

She is pretty; and sometimes Aloy, things don't need to be fixed. As human beings, we can live with one or two imperfections. We are not always expected to be perfect, or are you saying you have a perfect face and a perfectly chiselled body?

Kate Henshaw-Nutall is actually more beautiful and a better actress than Omotola and Genevieve.

she don born pikin? how many children? so that i go fit relate her case to omotola own well, well.

Argument won start now

semid4lyfe:

Kate Henshaw-Nutall is actually more beautiful and a better actress than Omotola and Genevieve.

c'mon son

Good Girl:

She is pretty; and sometimes Aloy, things don't need to be fixed. As human beings, we can live with one or two imperfections. We are not always expected to be perfect, or are you saying you have a perfect face and a perfectly chiselled body?

I wonder o. . . .  Must we fix every flaw on our body to satisfy people or what? Damn. . . .  We are so easily carried away and influenced by the western world! I am sure if Stella Obasanjo (R.I.P) had decided at her not too big tommy considering her age remain in its place today she prolly would still be alive today enjoying Nigerian loot

She is really beautiful and she usually comes across as nice, humble and approachable.

semid4lyfe:

Kate Henshaw-Nutall is actually more beautiful and a better actress than Omotola and Genevieve.

Hardballer:

c'mon son

which one be ageless again?with that kind teeth and eyes?abegi

sayso:

which one be ageless again?with that kind teeth and eyes?abegi

Do not even start making fun of her, she is pretty Where is your own pic?

NLers, anyways we either agree or disagree. She's one of the people God created on a Sunday

obyann:

NLers, anyways we either agree or disagree. She's one of the people God created on a Sunday

you's a liar, god take a nap on sundays 

who is she ? more pics ? how old is she ?

she aiitttt. just seen her pic   http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1C1SKPC_enUS333US333&q=kate+henshaw&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1400&bih=955

and what the hell does she mean she is ageless ? she is 40, thats how she is supposed to look at 40. people who look like iya apati at 40 are aberrations. people at 40 should still have youth on their face. unless of course they are living a very bad life.
look at will smith, ll cool j, ice cube, shemar moore, boris kodjoe, bill bellamy, chris tucker, DL hughely, etc. they are all over 40. they still look youthful and young. thats the norm. otherwise is an aberration.

She is pretty though too tall 4 my taste

She is pretty though too tall 4 my taste

buzugee:

she aiitttt. just seen her pic   http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1C1SKPC_enUS333US333&q=kate+henshaw&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1400&bih=955

and what the hell does she mean she is ageless ? she is 40, thats how she is supposed to look at 40. people who look like iya apati at 40 are aberrations. people at 40 should still have youth on their face. unless of course they are living a very bad life.
look at will smith, ll cool j, ice cube, shemar moore, boris kodjoe, bill bellamy, chris tucker, DL hughely,  etc. they are all over 40. they still look youthful and young. thats the norm. otherwise is an aberration.

There's no woman on that list now ,put a woman n lets see,(apart from halle Berry,who is on a league of her own)

She is pretty though too tall 4 my taste

sexxxxy:

There's no woman on that list now ,put a woman n lets see,(apart from halle Berry,who is on a league of her own)

ok let me start with stacey dash http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1C1SKPC_enUS333US333&q=stacey+dash&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1400&bih=955 she is 45 years old

janet jackson is 45 years old http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1C1SKPC_enUS333US333&q=janet+jackson&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1400&bih=955

tionne watkins is 40 http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1C1SKPC_enUS333US333&q=t+boz&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1400&bih=955