Vocal powerhouse, Aituaje Iruobe, better known
as Waje, an acronym for ‘Words Ain’t Just
Enough’, is known to represent one major thing;
music talent, a reason many questioned her
decision to try her hands at acting- a move
several of her colleagues have since emulated.
The prolific singer who debuted as an actor in
‘Tunnel’, alongside Femi Jacobs, Patrick Doyle,
Nse Ikpe-Etim, among others in 2018, has since
proved her worth as a woman of many talents.
In a chat with Showtime, the singer who also
starred in ‘Battleground’, currently showing on
Africa Magic, explained why she accepted her first
movie role.
“I accepted my first movie role because when I
read the script I fell in love with it. I felt it was an
interesting story. I was curious as to how I would
play the role because I was to play the role of a
lady, Sade, who was married, and I’ve never been
married. So, it was interesting to find out how I
was going to play the role. It was also about the
message in the role, I just wanted to know, and I
think it was just curiosityâ€, she said.
According to her, her first time experience on set
was amazing but scary.
“It was amazing because I was scared at first,
but I tried my best. Nse Ikpe-Etim is like a big
sister to me, she has always been a good friend
so she guided me all through. She literally
coached me as we went on. She and Femi Jacobs
made it an easy task for me.â€
Speaking on the media establishment, she
recently partnered with Omaumi to set up, she
said;
“Hermanes Media has been in existence before
now but it wasn’t a formal transaction. We used
to come up with ideas so we just thought that it
doesn’t make sense if two people are this
creative, have been in the industry and have so
much to offer and we don’t do it.
We’ve been talking about it for a while so we
decided that it’s time we formalize it. You know
it gets to a point as a musician that it’s not
necessarily about the music, we have more we
want to offer our listeners? So Hermanes Media
would be a good way to offer more to our
listenersâ€, she said.
source:
www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/why-i-accepted-my-first-nollywood-role-waje/
