Veteran Nollywood actress Eucharia Anunobi recently shared her experiences with the intense criticism she received after her role in Glamour Girls 2 nearly three decades ago.
Appearing on a recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, Anunobi explained that she faced significant backlash because many viewers couldn’t distinguish her real-life personality from her character, Anita, a bold and controversial escort.
She noted that people began to identify her with Anita’s actions in the film, leading to labels like “a husband snatcher and mammy water.”
She said, “I faced a lot of backlash for my role in Glamour Girls 2. You know, at that time the Nigerian populace pretended that they don’t watch such movies. So, a lot of people were labelling me. They called me Sharon Stone, Mammy Water, Husband Snatcher.
“The character I played was a student who snatched a wealthy man from his wife. So, a lot of people were seeing me as a seductress. Well, I am very alluring.
“I can’t deny that because if I deny myself that means I am denying God. A lot of people were like that leave your man with Eucharia, she’s going to take him away. It was crazy to the point that if women see me when they are with their men, they hold them tightly,” she said.
Anunobi emphasized that she was simply following a script.
The actress also mentioned that she received additional payment for the famous bathtub scene with Zack Orji in the movie.
