Temilade Kosoko, the last child of veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko, has shared the negative impact her father has had on her acting career.
The budding actress, who recently graduated from the University of Lagos, Akoka, with a B.A degree in Creative Arts, shared her frustration during a recent interview with Legit NG.
She stated that being a veteran’s daughter has had several adverse effects on her career. She revealed that though it has its upside because it’s easier to network with people, the disadvantages outweighs the benefits.
Speaking further, she said she dislikes it when people attribute her success to being her father’s daughter because he has never introduced her to anyone in the industry.
Temilade added that people often give her an attitude when they discover that she is Jide Kosoko’s daughter, because they assume she is snobbish and proud.
Her words,
“First of all, I am glad to finally finish school after six years, even though it was supposed to be four years. And life after school has been almost the same because in truth I am just coming out of it, I can’t really say much about what is going to be right now. But It is not like I have not been in the industry before, the major difference now is just that I would have more time for my career.
It is a long story; I wish I could speak more about this privately. Being Jide Kosoko’s daughter has had negative and positive side effects on me and my career. On the good side, I have been able to network better, although most of the people I know, I got to know them myself and not through my father.”
“My dad barely introduces me to anybody. I don’t really like it when people attach me or my success to my dad.”
“I tell people that being the daughter of a celebrity has done more harm than good to me. First of all, It usually makes people have an impression about you that’s totally wrong.
“Many people see you, and they automatically think you’re proud, so before you can even prove to them that you’re not they are already giving you attitude. There are so many places that I work into and once they know that I’m Jide Kosoko’s daughter they all just start giving me attitude.”
On the expectations that comes with having a veteran as her father, Temilade said,
“When it comes to being featured or starred in movies, they almost always expect you to do more. Even if you’re doing it perfectly and you get the role, you will hear people say things like, ehn she got it because she’s the daughter of this and that. This is not true because I have actually put in the effort to get the role. Though to be honest the name accords me a lot of respect.”
