Beautiful Nollywood Actress and young entrepreneur, Adebowale Kehinde popularly known in the movie industry as MassKennyD is one of the rising stars doing Nollywood proud with their beauty and acting prowess.
The graduate of Accounting from the Esa-Oke College of Technology, Osun whose profile in the industry is gradually rising speaks on the challenges she faced while starting out and how she remained unshaken because of her passion for acting.
Explaining how she got into the world of make believe, “Right from when I was in primary school, I always enjoyed performing with the Drama & Cultural Group and this continued even in secondary school. After my O’Level education, I met with Aunty Laide Bakare who I looked up to while growing up. I used to call her Aunty Idowu, I told her about my passion to do what she does and officially, she started taking me along with her to film locations.
Working with Aunty Laide was so fun and it really fueled my passion to act more. However, she didn’t have a formal training academy. I shared my desire to be trained formally with her, then she took me to Late Dejo Tunfulu who had an academy then”, she added.
Speaking about the challenges she faced while starting out in the industry, MassKennyD stated her displeasure about the misconceptions people have about actors and actresses, “People have misconceptions that because you appear on their screen, you must be extremely rich and comfortable. But one major challenge is not being as free as I would have bearing in mind that some people might recognize me”.
The rising star also shed light on bullying in the industry, especially by many senior colleagues. “I have never liked the feeling of being bullied. This is something almost every last child can relate with. For this reason, I have a strong aversion to bullying. So, I try not to overstep my boundaries so as not to create issues with senior colleagues because I like to fight for what’s right and just.
There was a certain time I was spoken to rudely by someone I didn’t recognize while at a shoot location. I didn’t respond in the same manner I was treated. I was quite calm about it, not until one of our coordinators heard about it and had to reprimand the fellow”.
Also sharing her thoughts on the issue of Sex for Roles in the industry, MassKennyD says it should never be an option for any aspiring actress in the industry and that it’s a dangerous path to thread.
The delectable actress has featured in movies like Owo Ma Go, Inu Ji, Omoge Jemila, Ago Kan Oru, Omo Meji, Temilade Oniyepe, Secretary, Iwa, Akuko Oru, Itele, Oga Google, Kakaki, Jomiloju among others. She’s currently working on “Okinni” which is her own production.
