Why Many Believe The Place Of The Woman Is In The Kitchen, Jenifa Says New Husband Does Not Allow Her To Cook
A lawyer by training, an actress extrodinaire Funke Akindele Bello popularly known by her Comic Tv character Jenifa, recently got married a second time albeit secretly in London to entertainment guru, Abdul-Rasheed Bello, aka JJC Skillz, last August after a failed marraige to Kehinde Oloyede.
Funke's father wanted her to study law but her passion has always been in the entertainment industry as she has been acting since her primary school days. She started dancing and acting in primary school and also belonged to a cultural troupe. She joined a drama group while in secondary school and pursued her passion relentlessly even as an undergraduate. Her father however ensured she studied Law at the University of Lagos.
In her words: “I recall that my father wanted me to study Law because he wanted me to become a lawyer. Even though he had his reservations about acting, I was undeterred,”
Akindele-Bello expressed gratitude to God as she is currently fulfilled as she is making money out of what she loves doing: “I am grateful to God for the opportunities that have come my way as an actress. When I started out, it wasn’t easy and there were lots of challenges. I have been acting and producing films before I came out with Jenifa. The movie was a commercial success and following it up with Jenifa’s Dairy, was a like an extension of the goodwill Jenifa, enjoyed.”
Although critics have argued that she didn’t need to create a series using the Jenifa cognomen, Akindele-Bello quipped that one of the lessons she has learnt in life is that people will say a lot of things and attempt to make you lose focus especially when they realise that you are making progress.
“If you have an idea, sleep, eat and drink it until you make a reality of it. Jenifa is a brand that I love so much. I didn’t even want to come up with the series but I realized that a lot of people like the brand. When I go out, I speak to a lot of young people. They like Funke quite alright but when I give them that variant of English, Jenifa is known for, the reaction is priceless,” she said.
In her opinion, producing Jenifa’s Dairy, has become a tiring effort but her man seem not to say the same: “I am tired of producing the series because it is time-consuming but my husband says that I cannot stop now because my fans love it, people are celebrating me, I have won awards and every day, they talk about me because they are not tired. People say it’s the best TV series, so I cannot stop.”
The 39-year old thespian speaking on her new marriage, she said some of the changes have occurred in her life since getting married: “Before I met my husband, I used td work on Sundays, but he always says that I need to rest. Our chef leaves on Saturday mornings to see his family, so whenever I want to cook, my husband tells me not to do so and we eat out. We do that very often. Now, I enjoy my life and I rest.’’
