- Wumi Toriola has expressed her deep gratitude to some of her colleagues for the show of support she received regarding her first cinema movie, Queen Lateefah.
- The star studded movie just premiered on Tuesday night, September 24 and will be released in cinemas by Friday.
- Wumi Toriola revealed that some of her colleagues didn’t charge a dime for the role that they played in the movie.
Actress Wumi Toriola has shared that her colleague Femi Adebayo returned the fee she paid him for his role in her soon-to-be-released movie, Queen Lateefah.
She made this revelation during the recently concluded premiere of the film, expressing her gratitude for the support she received from various industry colleagues.
Along with Femi’s gesture, she mentioned that skit makers Broda Shaggi and Kiekie also lent their support. In Wumi Toriola’s words:
“Femi Adebayo refunded the money I paid him, Broda Shaggi didn’t collect a dime, and Kiekie supported me,”
Earlier in August, Wumi officially released the trailer for Queen Lateefah, building anticipation for the film which is set to be released this Friday.
The movie is directed by Adeoluwa Owu, popularly known as Captain Degzy, the director behind 2023’s highest-grossing Nollywood film, A Tribe Called Judah, which grossed an impressive N1.4 billion at the box office.
Queen Lateefah features an all-star cast including Kunle Remi, Nancy Isime, Fathia Williams Balogun, Broda Shaggi, Adedimeji Lateef, Salami Rotimi, and more.
In other news, Reality TV star Josephina Otabor, who is popularly known as Phyna has caused a stir for bragging about earning over N5M monthly just from being an actress.
The BBNaija season 7 winner made this known in a tweet she made on her X page hours ago.
According to her, she has seen many folks ask whether people make a lot of money from acting. Phyna stated that aside her other jobs, she makes over 5 million naira for starring in just a few movies in a month.
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