Background
I was born in Kano. I spent my early
years in Kano and Kogi States. I attended many primary schools in the
process. I was at the Bayero University, Kano, where I read Sociology.
Me and Nollywood
My sojourn in the movie industry wasn’t a
bed of roses. Breaking through Nollywood was like a camel passing
through the eye of a needle. It was very difficult and stressful. But I
persevered and knew where I was heading. I kept telling myself to remain
focused and push harder.When I started acting, I didn’t think of any
other thing; it was just acting that was on my mind. So, I had to act
just out of a passion and not for money. I started watching movies when I
was very young. I grew up wanting to be like those people I watched. In
Kano, what we watched were mostly Indian movies. Thereafter, I started
watching a film series on a local television station and that was how I
fell in love with acting. Now, aside acting, I am an executive
producer/scriptwriter. Recently, I have been busy on set.
Aside acting
I manage a little farm in Lokoja. I bake
and make cakes in Kano. Also, I work with some volunteers for some
charity work. I believe I have to give back to a society that made me
who I am today.
Regrets
I don’t have any and I don’t think I will have any. Instead, I tag whatever experiences I have gone through, as ‘lesson learnt.’
Controversy
I am a very good girl. I don’t set out
to bring controversy on myself. I just go about my life in a normal way.
If you think that is controversial, I don’t have anything to say to
that.
Growing up
It was fun but, I had doubts. It was a
long process and thank God I’m alive today. I was a ‘mini’ rebel. My
father still wonders at my mischief but I am glad I didn’t make a wrong
career choice. Now, I hope I have made my parents proud. How my parents
felt about some bad press? It was simply shocking to them. My father
still does not like reading me in the papers. My mother knows I love
what I do, so she advises me. Anyway, they are okay with it now unlike
when they read those bad things years ago.
Managing scandals
No popular actress can escape scandals.
Scandal will rear its head, whether the stories are false or not. I see
it as one of the rudiments of living. Many bad things have been written
about me but Halima Abubakar is a totally different person from what
people think, read or watch. I go way beyond that. I am a good girl but
you can’t define me.
Life as an actress
It’s difficult managing people. It can
be exhausting too. You can hardly trust many people and in order not to
be disappointed, I don’t expect loyalty from anyone. At a point, the bad
press affected me. Oh, yes it did. A lot of producers didn’t want to
work with me. They used to see me as a very decent quiet girl and for
them to see those pictures; it was very shocking to them. It took me
some years to convince them that I can act very well. I am not all about
snapping pictures and modelling. I am still trying to convince some of
them. I refused to quit the industry and that helped me. Thank God, I
have built relationships again and I have my movie, The Mistress.
Me and languages
I was born in Kano but I hail from Kogi
State. I speak my language, I can even write with it! In fact, I speak
six other languages.
Fashion fetish
Shoes and good perfumes.
My new look
I took my hair off for a cause. I am
running a research on cancer and its also my little way of showing
support to sufferers. Nothing more and I don’t have apologies.
Beauty routine
I wash my face and I make sure I don’t
look unkempt. Looking good is for the soul and not just for the eyes
only. Beauty is God’s love to the world.
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