At what point did we begin to buy into the notion that Omotola
Jalade-Ekeinde is the best thing since french fries? (French fries trump
sliced bread, by the way, just in case you were wondering). I mean,
“Omosexy” herself clearly believes it but I’m genuinely curious as to
when exactly the general public swallowed up the cheese like starving
mice. The past few months have seen a number of steady but
precisely-aimed attempts at further convincing the public of the
Nollywood actresses supremacy.
First there was her Reality Show, which we won’t even begin to get
into now as we would probably spend the whole day attempting to analyse
what exactly it was we watched in an attempt to see Omotola reveal “The
Real Me.”
but hey, stranger things have happened. We followed Omotola (via her
Instagram and Twitter, of course) all the way to the United States,
observing her palpable glee in meeting and rubbing shoulders with
Hollywood Royalty, among other folk. Seriously, she looked like an
excited little schoolgirl let loose in a life-size dollhouse, but who
can blame her?
This was followed by multiple appearances at events across the US.
Fans were ecstatic. Finally, the world was being shown what a true
star looked like. They would finally get a chance to appreciate that
famous behind of hers. Others grumbled, however. The old woman was at it
again, they said. Chasing fame around the globe while her husband and
kids were neglected. Blah blah blah, you know how it goes. Omosexy of
course ignored all this and kept it moving with a smile and a wave of
her luxurious and shiny weave. This of course was all after
announcements had been made earlier in the year about the star making
her Hollywood debut in a TV Series called Bounce. She was even kind
enough to share pictures from the set.
Fans were, as you can imagine, over the moon. Finally Nollywood would
be exposed to the whole world, via the ample hips and acting talents of
Omotola. Haters were infuriated. Who did this talentless woman have to
sleep with to get a Hollywood role? Some were more ambivalent. Omotola
who? And why should I care? But once more Omotola kept it moving. Amping
up publicity for her appearance increasingly, as the date approached.
The case even seemed to be that everything she had done since the
beginning of the year had been leading up to this. Before we knew it,
the D-Day was upon us. Omotola, in all her benevolence, reminded us via a
tweet
So imagine our surprise when we realized the much hyped debut was in
fact, not that lenghty. *Sigh* Oh Omotola. Perhaps we’ve drunk the
Kool-Aid as well, and bought into the hype, but we can’t help thinking
she’s a tad above this sorta thing. Then again, she did tell us not to
despise the days of small beginnings. Ah well, without further ado, we
present to you, Omotola’s debut on US Television. In all of it’s
5-secondglory…
Who knows? Maybe there’s more coming.
Written by SK Johnson