Tonto Charity Dikeh has become a force to reckon with in the Nigerian
movie industry, Nollywood. The actress and singer from Rivers
State
is of the Ikwerre tribe. Born June 9, 1985, Dikeh competed against
other contestants on a reality TV show called The Next Movie Star where
she was the first runner-up.Hitz writes about the many controversies of
the sultry actress and why she should take it easy for a blossomed
career.
Nollywood, is second only to the Indian film
industry in number of movies produced each year and it has produced
world class stars like Omotola Jalade Ekehinde, Genevieve Nnaji, Olu
Jacobs, Pete Edochie, the late Sam Loco Efe, Nkem Owoh and many others.
Dikeh says that after her second movie ‘Holy Cross’, more movie
directors and producers were willing to cast her, and she has appeared
in scores of movies ever since.
The actress has received criticism on many a movie she starred in making
her a hot cake for producers who want her to be part of their movies
due to her logic in script interpretation.
The enchanting young actress still have a lot in store for her and she
could achieve whatever she want to achieve in the industry.
Nollywood is just a step in the right direction to become a world
renowned. She has the charisma, physics, face and other attributes
anyone could think of to become a star. But the crazy incidents of late
is not telling good of her image. It could be a strategy to be hyped by
the media, but controversies easily kills a celebrity image.
Hitz can exclusively report that there is a current gang up to frustrate
the career of actress, Tonto Dikeh, who is also a darling to
controversies.
Tonto who hugs, chews and pampers controversy in a very helplessly
controversial manner is said to have bitten more than she can chew in
recent times following her rude and troublesome behaviour while on set. A
certain top movie Director who wouldn’t want his name mentioned, was
directing a movie on a set at Asaba with Tonto Dikeh playing lead in the
movie and ever since he came back to Lagos after the shoot, he has not
stopped complaining about how rude and abusive Tonto played out herself
all through at the location.
According to him, “Tonto Dikeh is such a rot and lacks every bit of home
training, apologies to her parents. ‘I tried to control myself in order
not to disrupt the set, but I got upset over the kind of insult Tonto,
heaped on the makeup artiste on the set. A woman who is old enough to be
her mother” ‘Are you stupid, don’t you know what you are supposed to
do? Must I remind you before you’ll know you are supposed to make me
up’? Those were said to be Tonto’s words to the already fuming makeover
artiste who was at the verge of throwing back some punch lines at her.
At this point, the director was said to have lashed at Tonto seriously
and washed her in, out, left, right and center until the situation was
later calmed down by the producer of the movie. This was sequaled by a
certain report made available to this medium that due to her
controversial lifestyle and appetite for trouble, Tonto’s colleagues now
isolate themselves from her, as well as some of her very close friends.
Meanwhile a check by this medium has revealed that top movie producers
and directors have teamed up to frustrate Tonto Dikeh due to mannerless
attitude while on set. According to them, “that little brat, apart from
her addictions to marijuana and cigarette, doesn’t give a damn about
whose ox is gored, she abuses, throw tantrums and fight on set at every
slightest provocation and we must make sure she’s humiliated. She seem
to have gathered to much weight and has hurriedly forgotten those days
when she used to go on bended knees for a ‘waka pass’ role in movies.
We’ll teach her a lesson’. They vowed.
On the other hand, records have it that the ‘Mother Controversy’ as
Tonto is now widely addresses by colleagues doesn’t enjoy the best of
relationship with most of her colleagues. Among whom are: Mercy Johnson,
her arch rival, Mamma Gee, even though she was credited of introducing
her to the industry big time, Genevieve, although the genesis of their
disagreement was not stated, Nonso Diobi for rebuking her over abusive
comments on Mercy Johnson. Other names given are, Nuella Njubigbo and
Monalisa Chinda, all of whom are producers’ top demands in movies.
Meanwhile producers and directors, who have worked with her, have
described Mercy Johnson as a down to earth person, cheerful and
cool-headed to work with. Sources who spoke exclusively to
www.myemag.net claim it’s the reason MJ as Mercy is famously addressed
is of a very high demand in movies in the past few years, especially now
that Nollywood is shifting base to Asaba in Delta State, Nigeria.
Mercy Johnson, married to Odianose Okojie, blessed with a beautiful
baby, Purity has countless of movies to her credit and has won to
herself, too numerous fans within a short period of time.
