Folashade Omoniyi, affectionately known as Lepa Shandy by her fans, has maintained her youthful appearance many years after earning the nickname after starring in the film of the same name. In an interview with Saturday Beats, the actress stated that her father’s military service had a significant impact on her upbringing and career choice. She confessed that he never fully supported her job until she introduced him to her fiancé.
“If I’m offered the character I performed in Lepa Shandy again, I’ll take it and do even better than I did the first time around since I was shy.” He was a rigorous military man, and I was a daddy’s daughter. My father didn’t fully accept my career until I introduced him to my fiancée. After shooting ‘Lepa Shandy,’ it appeared as if I vanished; nevertheless, what actually happened was that I followed bad advice from a colleague.
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“I was told not to urge people to acquire roles because he thought I was already a star, so I sat back and waited for roles to come to me, which was a huge mistake.” Two of my coworkers afterwards recommended me to break out of my shell and persuade individuals to take roles. If someone made such a decision in the film industry today, they would be forgotten.
I’m glad people still call me Lepa Shandy; I don’t think I’ll be able to gain weight. My father took me to the doctor when I was a child because he was concerned about my bad eating habits. When I was pregnant, though, I had to eat. “I even lost a pregnancy once when the doctor complained about my lack of appetite,” she told Saturday Beats.
Omoniyi went on to say that she was able to withstand losing two or three babies at some time in her life because she had friends who encouraged her.
“God has given me a gift; I accept things as they are.” Given my age at the time, I felt horrible about losing those pregnancies. In March, I’ll be 51 years old. I suffered two or three miscarriages and was always surrounded by people who supported me. The possibility of it being spiritual occurred to me, but I prayed and went to the hospital to ensure that I was in good health.
“Young men still bother me a lot, but even before I was married, I always asked my admirers their age to avoid dating a younger man.” “Once I realize I’m getting older, I just start to decline,” she explained.