Nigerian film star Bimbo Ademoye said her first salary earned her debut film was N12,500 (12,500 Naira).
Her producer told her she would get paid six months after her shoot.
Ademoye revealed this during a chat with YouTuber Hawa Magaji, talking about her personal issues she’s been dealing with during her career.
The Nollywood actress, who said she struggled with self-esteem issues that turned into anxiety, also hinted that her parents’ divorce was a contributing factor.
According to Ademoye, she had low self-esteem since childhood, which she had to learn to deal with in the film industry. The sensational actress also said she still has anxiety and her father is helping her deal with it.
She said; “If I’m in a room with more than 10 people, I start to have an anxiety attack. I think my social anxiety came from having low self-esteem issues growing up, not being with my parents. I grew up with this thought in my head that nobody wanted to be around me.
“I don’t really like human beings because I feel like they are full of shit based on my experience. Most times I love to be by myself. I’d rather not deal with the hurt that people tend to bring. I’d rather just be on my own and just be around the few people that I’ve given access to me.
“I’m still dealing with that even at this stage. That’s why I’m very close to my dad because [he] is very big on helping me with that. I wet the bed for a long time. I’m talking about SS2 and SS3. My dad laughed it off.
My first ever acting gig, they told me they were going to pay me N12,500 and they were going to pay me six months after shooting. My dad paid for my shooting budget of N50,000 during the shoot.”