Etinosa Idemudia Advises Young Actresses to Dress Modestly for Respect in Nollywood

Etinosa Idemudia says female entertainers should dress modestly to protect their reputation in Nollywood.

She believes responsible appearance helps women gain respect in an industry filled with harsh judgments.

Nollywood actress Etinosa Idemudia has shared her thoughts on how women in the movie industry should present themselves. She said female entertainers need to dress modestly if they want to be respected in their profession.

Etinosa made the statement while speaking on a recent episode of the Bold Enough To Say It podcast on YouTube. She noted that being a woman in entertainment already comes with unfair judgments, so dressing responsibly can help protect their reputation.

She said:

“I know that Nigerians they don’t like advice, they don’t like it when someone is telling them what to do so I first jeg everybody, if Una wan insult me, I will insult you back but these things have to be said, the young ladies of this generation coming up, I feel like we should dress and act in all modesty, so that they can respect our profession.”

Etinosa explained that women in Nollywood often face stereotypes and false assumptions:

“Because being a woman in this industry is hard enough. You hear a lot of nasty things they say, a lot of terrible assumptions about women in entertainment and then you don’t want to be an enabler, you don’t want to be someone that makes that rumor true.”

She added that entertainers work extremely hard and do not deserve the negative labels placed on them:

“When you here someone say ‘see them, see them, na so so olosho them dey do, dy go dey use music and acting to dey cover up. Every kind of creative, every one of us we go through a lot to put this entertainment out, to put the art out.”

The actress also mentioned the long working hours in the industry, saying cast and crew often get home by 4am or 5am after filming all day:

“Before we started this show I heard the crew members talking about how we went for a shoot and they were coming home by 4am, 5am and im like ‘ah that’s the story of our lives from morning till midnight, we are working.”

Etinosa urged young female stars to be smart about how they present themselves, reminding them that modesty can help them earn professional respect.