It isn’t easy to be in the entertainment industry – Lilian Afegbai speaks on actresses who live of on rich men’s money

The notion that the majority of her coworkers depend on wealthy men for support has prompted Lilian Afegbai, an actress and former Big Brother Africa contestant, to respond.

This was disclosed in a recent interview, where the actress begged with the public to appreciate actors rather than unfairly “judge” them.

“All I am going to say is that it is not easy to be in the entertainment industry; it is hard work. Most times, one cannot change the perception of people. One just has to be true to oneself. But, I want people to know that they cannot always label everybody because of the experiences they have had with one or two persons. People should stop being judgemental. Let’s show more love because the world needs more of that,” she told Punch.

The actress also maintained that divorces were not limited to the entertainment industry. She said, “As much as people say actresses don’t make good wives, some actors are married and happy. We should stop focusing on the negative but rather on the positive. Veteran actress, Joke Silva, is still married to another veteran, Olu Jacobs. Even if people say they belong to an older generation, there are many young actors who are married and are happy. In the banking, medical and other sectors, people also get divorced. If one goes to court, one will find that people from different walks of life get divorced every day.”

Lillian Afegbai, also hinted that she is waiting for God to send the right man her way so they can get married, this is after she narrated how a man who she shared a mutual attraction with stopped wooing her when he realized that she is an actress.

She said, “After that incident, I felt more reassured that God will send the right person to me. It was a wake-up call for me to know that what is not mine is not mine. The guy in question is not a bad person. He knows what he wants. It also does not mean I am a bad person because I am an actress. When God says it is time is when I will get married.”