Glamour Girls Cast Explain Why They Chose to Star in Widely Hated Film

Netflix released their latest Nollywood blockbuster, Glamour Girls, on June 24th and so far, it has been one of the worst reviewed movies of the year. At the time of this writing, the movie has 3.7/10 on IMDb.

Critics like Premium Times said about the movie "Glamour Girls will make you reconsider watching Nollywood movies. It felt like I was watching Chief Daddy 2 all over again, except this time the movie was about four ladies",

while Nollyrated gave the movie 1/5 stars saying "the whole story is rushed and unfinished. There are too many loose ends; it appears editing took out the meat and bone of the story, and left us with the fluff. The green screen scenes are too obvious, and the colours of the entire movie are oversaturated and sometimes almost garish. Even the score is uninspiring. There are no memorable dialogues, or redeeming comedic quality to give us a lasting taste of the movie. It is a really boring piece of art and I cannot sincerely recommend it"

YIKES! The response to this movie makes one wonder what on earth made the stars of the movie even appear in it in the first place. Luckily for us, the ladies from the movie sat down with the good people over at This Day Style and talked about why they chose to star in this movie. Here's what actresses Nse Ikpe-Item, Sharon Ooja, Joselyn Dumas, and Toke Makinwa said.

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Nse Ikpe-Etim

"Why did you agree to be a cast on Glamour Girls?"

Play Network. Doing remakes is bold. I love bold and unapologetic. And, of course, it was a chance to honour the OG’s. (Original Glamour Girls). Thirdly, female-dominated. The woman’s voice is to be heard.

"What do you love most about the character you played?"

Everything. Donna was exceptionally calm. I fall in love with every character I’ve played; Donna is no exception. As a rule, I never hate my characters. I love the good, the bad and the ugly, so it leaves no room for doubt when my instincts kick in.

"What was most challenging about bringing this script to life?"

Every project has challenges because every new role comes with a new character one has to embody, and that is where challenges lie for me as an actress. Playing “Donna” was exceptionally challenging because “Glamour Girls” is a title that comes with nostalgia and big shoes to fill. Anyhoo, this is Glamour Girls in these times, and it is very humbling that I got to play “Mama Bear” Donna…

Joselyn Dumas

"When you received the script for this movie, what caught your attention? "

The story was so well written. The fact that I grew up watching and loving the film and getting to read the script and having a role to play in it.

"What do you love about the character you played?"

Jemma’s heart. As I say, she’s the truth and the spice. She’s good to a fault; when she loves, she loves to bits. You see her strip off all sorts of emotions. We see her vulnerable moments, highs, lows and everything in between and through it all, staying strong amid her adversaries.

"What was the most challenging part of working on this movie? "

It took about three months to shoot the movie, so getting in and staying in character, especially when I’m not filming every day.

Sharon Ooja

"When you received the script for this movie, what caught your attention?"

I screamed!!!!!! Growing up, I watched the old glamour girls, and I loved it. Fast forward to years later, I’m an actor in its remake and one of the leads too. I still can’t get over the Emma character. Once I read it, I knew What I’d do to bring her to life. Something else that caught me was the number of tables we shook in the movie.

"What was the process of bringing your character to life?"

It was a very long one I believe people have seen in the movie. I had to beef up my broken English a whole lot. I had to learn how to dance for over a month for one scene. I had to study the lives of certain people to get into character. Especially the mannerisms.

"What challenges did you face doing that?"

Ah, learning how to dance, I bruised my legs so bad. I also had to call my friend Bovi to help beef up my broken English; I watched certain documentaries to get the prostitution mannerisms. In a nutshell, I put in the work.

Toke Makinwa

"How does it feel to have been part of this project?"

I feel so honored and extremely blessed to have been a part of such an epic movie. As we all know, Glamour girls is one of the movies that shaped Nollywood in the 90s. You can’t think of old Nollywood movies without mentioning Glamour girls because it was sensational. The remake in these present times will be even more sensational, and I get to play one of the lead characters too. I can’t wait for the world to watch this amazing project.

"How did you go about bringing your character to life?"

‘I like that this was different from any character I have ever played. I had to be extremely vulnerable and totally get lost in who Louise is, how she thinks, how she handles being a mum with a demanding business and a dutiful wife yet has a wild side that nobody knows about, even the other ladies.

"Glamour GIRL is a remake of the 1994 movie, which starred veterans, like Liz Benson, Zack Orji, and Pat Attah, amongst others. Which version of the movie would you say is better in your rating?"

Hmmm !!!! That’s a tough question. I think the legends will be proud of the remake; they would love some key moments and wish it was their time and how they’ll have handled such situations. Not to worry, we had moments from the past too.

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