Truth about Why I Didn’t Like Mo Bimpe When We First Met – Lateef Adedimeji
Nollywood actor Lateef Adedimeji and actress Mo Bimpe are today one of the most celebrated and beloved celebrity couples in the nation. But what may surprise many people to know is that Lateef Adedimeji actually did not like Mo Bimpe at all after the first time they met. In fact, in a new interview with The Nation, Lateef narrates the story of when he first met Mo Bimpe, and the impression he got of her that day that was very negative. Here’s what he said.
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Speaking about how he met his now wife Mo Bimpe, and why he didn’t like her when they first met, Lateef Adedimeji said:
LATEEF ADEDIMEJI: We met on set. I met her on a set but the first day I met her, o baje (she was mannerless) because she saw me she couldn’t greet me. Mo de so point-blank (And I told her point-blank), mo ni taleleyi, ni bo ni won tiri eleyi ti o mo eyan ki (I said, who is this, where did they find this person that does not know how to greet people?) I told her point blank that day. And I just walked away. That’s me. Because Yoruba ni ti o ba ri eni to ju e lo, wa a ki. (Because as a Yoruba, if you see someone that is older than you, you will greet.) And I just walked away.
So I think she was gonna shoot her second film and then they called me for the film. Me, I would always ask questions. “Who is the producer?” They said “Mo Bimpe.” I said “Who is that? Is that not the girl that does not greet people?” They said it was her. I said I will charge her. This is how much I will collect. And then they paid my money and I did the job. For me once I get to work, no matter who you are. No matter what it is, it is work first, I just face my work.
And I realised that I got on set. For me, I’m gonna be acting alongside you and she was the first person I called “Hey. How are you? Don’t worry, don’t fidget, don’t do nothing. I’m sure you can do this. We can work on this together and we will achieve a good film,” and all of that. We started filming and that’s where that’s where we became friends and the rest is history.
What do you think about Lateef Adedimeji’s story, and about him not liking Mo Bimpe after the first time they met because she did not greet? Let me know your thoughts by leaving a comment either below or on my Jide Okonjo Facebook post. I’d love to see your thoughts.
