₦airaland Forum

In Nigerian celebrity-dom , there's none like
Genevieve Nnaji. The woman is not only in a
class all by herself, she also can do no wrong
both in the eye of the public and even among her
fellow celebrities. But what is it exactly that
makes Genevieve such a trail blazer and how has
she remained unbeatable?

In case you didn't know, the road to celebrity-
dom can be filled with brown envelops, hotel
room (or even car park)rendezvous and countless
bottles of Henne. This is not to take away from
the honest, hardworking folks of the Nigerian
entertainment scene who toil hard to make a
difference, but essentially the point is the road to
becoming a Nigerian celebrity can be littered with
hardship and struggle.

So you finally manage to get your single some
airplay or you squander your entire life savings on
producing that one movie and all of these efforts
pay off in sold-out shows/movie tickets. To even
top things off, you take delivery of a clean
Tokunbo SUV which is featured on every Nigerian
blog. You also begin talks to move into a Lekki
home and most importantly, your Instagram
followers triple so that you actually have people to
show off the goodness of the Lord to. Celebrity
status achieved right? Not quite. You still need to
earn your way to A-list. Enter Genevieve Nnaji.

Here's how you can become an A-list celebrity
like Genevieve Nnaji:

1. The press is NOT your friend: When was the last
time you saw/read a Genevieve Nnaji interview?
She almost never talks to the press and when she
does, its really big (think CNN and Oprah). Let's
face it, bad news sells and the more you put your
business in the public space, the higher the
chances that it could easily be spin out of context
and before you know it you're battling a scandal
and there goes that juicy endorsement. Need we
say more?

2. Attend the right events: Its not enough to put up
an appearance at every event in town, show some
class and be selective. If you must attend an
event, then it better be crawling with all the
relevant people.

3. Keep your circle small, tight and elite! Forget the
flash and pizazz of the entertainment industry,
that's your day job. When the stage lights go off,
you want to go home to a trusted circle of friends
that include rich kids, politicians , captains of
industry and more rich kids!

4. Maintain an air of mystery: Nothing is sexier than
a person with an air of mystery and no one
understands this better than Miss Nnaji. Since she
burst into limelight over 15 years ago, we've
known that Genevieve had a child as a teenager,
but that's all we know about that. She's been able
to keep details of her daughter and private life
firmly under a cloak of mystery that is never
unveiled.

5. Keep it simple and classy: Style is a very
essential tool in celebrity-dom . The more stylish
you are, the faster your rise in the celebrity food
chain. So take a leaf from Genevieve's flawless
style book and keep things simple, effortless and
most importantly classy.

6. PR, PR and more PR: Any A-lister worth their salt
knows that a solid Public Relations team can have
you smelling like a bunch of roses even when
you're waist-deep in a pile of cow dung...and
STILL smile all the way to the bank (just ask
Jay&Bey...and Genevieve Nnaji). Nuff said.

adet991: Good for her but I don't seem to understand the part of her daugther been a mystery

ginajet: my role model

jiggaz: She is really good.

ginajet: I love her like kilode.... am always stalking her on Facebook, instagram, Twitter you name it but in a good way sha

ginajet: my role model

lyntiffany: mine too

DStarrx: Nice thread. Front page material.

Lolaabokoku: #in Funke Akindele's voice# Genevieve my rose model

jiggaz: lol korrect.

jiggaz:
lol korrect.

jiggaz:
the matter

jiggaz:
on the matter

Lolaabokoku:
#in Funke Akindele's voice# Genevieve my rose model

kenoxzy:
my woman crush