Popular Nigerian actress, Peju Johnson has broken silence on the wrong impression people usually create towards celebrities that appeared in sexy and semi n*de attires.
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She dropped the shocking revelation while granting an interview with Saturday beats and captured by glamsquad,
It is interesting to know that Peju Johnson is one of the top most actress in Nigeria. She boast of huge followers on Instagram and Twitter.
Peju Johnson is a brand Influencer and ambassador. She is also regarded as the president of the defunct ‘Sweet Girls Association of Nigeria.”
See the details of the interview below,
How do you cope with criticisms you got after posting a video in which you appeared semi-N*de?
In her words,
I do not consider my body as my selling point. This is the way I am. I don’t dress this way (seductively) because I see it (my body) as my selling point. I cannot pretend. No matter what one does, there would always be people who like one and those who don’t. I don’t try to impress people. I always try to be myself. Before, I used to care (about such criticism) but I don’t care anymore. Even if I cover up (my body), some people would still say bad things about me.”
What’s your impression about putting on s*xy attire? Does it make you feel indecent?
“In Africa, we have a culture. Opening up in some other countries is actually normal. Being sexy does not mean one is a slut. I used to dress this way before I started acting. Even when I was a virgin, people called me several names because of my looks. That was when I was outside Nigeria. People judge a lot. I travel a lot and I’ve seen things. People just like to condemn others that dress in a revealing manner. Meanwhile, some people who cover up (their bodies) usually sleep around and have different boyfriends. Some of them even do runs (prostitution). It is bad.”
Is it possible for an actress to sleep her way to the top?
“I don’t believe an actress can sleep her way to the top of her career. A lot of them have been doing that and still, people still do not know them. If God does not want you to be out there, you won’t be out there. I am not in support of people sleeping their way to the top.”
People called you the president of the ‘Sweet Girls Association of Nigeria’. Can you tell us what the group is all about?
About the ‘Sweet Girls Association of Nigeria’, a friend of mine on Instagram created the group. She lives in the United States. I was asked to join, which I did and we had a lot of great people there and a few actresses, too. So, they later made me their president. I actually didn’t see anything wrong in the group because it was a very great movement to help women achieve their goals, and also in their daily lives. But you know Nigerians can be very funny sometimes, I think because of the name given to the movement (Sweet Girls), they thought it’s a wayward group. So they started condemning it and the number of abuses I got, God, I felt so embarrassed. It was as if I was doing the wrong thing. So, we ended up disbanding the group.
As regards your future plans, what do you have to say about it?
I’m planning to make more interesting movies. Particularly I’m hopping on a very big project, a cinema project precisely. I’ve really been longing for that, and I know it takes time, so I’m taking my time. I have a lot of projects in the cooler for my fans.
The interview was originally conducted by Saturday beats and captured by glamsquad.