several issues in this interview with Ademola
Olonilua
Do you regard yourself as a musician or an
actress?
I'm an all round entertainer. I'm an artiste, actress
and also an activist.
You recently released an album. What is the
acceptance level?
Yes, I released an album so as to push me to take
music seriously. Normally, I can do a song and then
hibernate for a long time. With the album, Nutty
Queen, a 15-track album out, I have two years to
promote before I will do another. So far, I'm taking
séxual seduction to the streets. I have done online
promotion and my fans and even critics love it. I'm
yet to take it round radio stations. Also, when the
video is ready, I'll take it to television stations. I'm
kind of busy with other things so I really need
someone very capable to manage me as an artiste.
When I get that person, my music will get to the
grass root because it has good messages.
You once said you are born again, are you still?
I never said that. I'm a sinner and have come short of
the glory of God. He that is without sin should cast
the first stone. My problem is that I'm too real in the
midst of lots of fake people. It is by the special grace
of God that people, even pastors, will make heaven.
What's the difference between I that love to show off
my cleavage and the pastors that love to show off
their flashy cars? The in thing now is private jets. I
think I'm better off because with the economic
situation, lots of stress and all, some can channel
their frustrations and some people can get relieved
at the sight that makes them forget the terrible
situation. But some of these church owners don't
know how to give back to the society, you don't need
to be a member before you can benefit. Churches can
just buy basic foodstuffs and give to the needy.
There are a lot of ills in this society. I don't even want
to mention the corporate thieves that get patted on
the back for embezzling money meant for the old and
retired citizens. Next time you see such people, ask
them if they are born again because I'm a sinner. I
pray God will give me my heart desires because my
flesh is so weak.
Sounds like you are unhappy with the society
I love Nigeria. I'm a proud and true Nigerian. It's just
that I don't like it when I'm asked that question. It's
so obvious that I'm not born again but with the
special grace of God, I will be someday.
There are rumours of you having HIV. Is it
true?
I will love to know where the rumour started, so I can
sue. Also, the bloggers will write whatever they think
will drive people to their sites without verifying if it's
true or not. Like a website just cooked up a story and
said that I have HIV twice and I'm afraid to have it
the third time. To an educated person, such stories
are more like a joke but to those that don't know
better, they may believe it. I don't have HIV, I don't
have AIDS. That does not mean it's a death penalty
for those that have it.
But I read it somewhere that a friend close to
you confirmed the story…
Well, I can come up now and say that Bill Gates is my
grandfather; talk is cheap. I will like whoever that
said that I have AIDS to come out publicly and say it.
I don't bite. I just need who I can show proofs to, not
the public. So if you think and believe I have AIDS,
just quote yourself and not base it on rumours. My
friends, the few that know me well and come to my
place, are not cowards. They stand firm and fight for
what they believe in. So if whoever said that can't
come out, then I don't have who to respond to.
Why these many negative stories about you?
I'm blessed. When God has blessed you abundantly,
you will surely have enemies. A lot has been said
about my person. The first was when I stopped acting
awhile back. Rumours went round that my father
shot me. Later, it was that my father disowned me. It
was published in newspapers. I later went to an
event with my daddy. He even granted an interview.
We posed for pictures but that interview was not
published. Maybe they want to sell an image that I'm
not in good terms with my family. Well, blood is
thicker than water. I'm well loved and cherished by
my parents and siblings. Also, a movie I did in 2003
called Itohan and directed by Chico Ejiro made
headlines in 2009. The dog issue: some mischievous
persons that have access to the location pictures
connived with a journalist. They called me up about
the pictures; after telling them the source, they still
went ahead to write a terrible story about my person.
Up till now, some people still make mention of it. The
video is online and also on my tweet page for people
to watch. I'm even tired of trying to defend myself.
Then this HIV story by an imaginary friend. I wonder
what next. Maybe they will get someone that looks
like me to act a séx movie. Whatever happens, I'm
strong, I will survive because I have God's grace and I
am immensely blessed.
Talking of blue films, US-based Nigeria actress
and producer, Afro Candy, said she would like
to feature you in one of her séx movies.
Like I said, talk is cheap. I'll like to have a dinner date
with Richard Branson, it's just a wishful thinking. It's
when she approaches me then I will know she is
serious. I have gone through a lot, now I know better.
I can't condemn her, she is Hollywood standard when
it comes to showing off her body. The likes of Janet
Jackson, Halle Berry even most of their female
musicians have gone nude, and Nigerians adored
them. For me, I can't go totally nude, never. My mum
told me never to go nude. If not, I have got a
beautiful body and I'm not afraid to flaunt it. Besides
other artistes have taken pictures with panties and
bra, maybe on the beach. So it looks cool but when
you wear and pose on bed, it smells séx.
About the pictures you posted on Twitter, why
did you post them only to remove them and
apologise?
I took those pictures in a friend's guesthouse. My
photographer took them. I was wearing a g-string
and bustier. It was an on the spot thing. I didn't make
up for the pictures and she took them with her
Blackberry phone. They were not good enough. I
guess I was bored then. I can be up to no good when
I'm bored and need a little distraction. So now I
watch it when I'm bored; I watch what I do, so I won't
take such pictures again. Not as in looking at the
pictures. I don't have them at all.
Why did you apologise?
My friends and fans didn't like the pictures; that's
why I apologised.
There was a time a man grabbed your b00bs in
public and you called him a black monkey,
what happened?
Oh! the black monkey knows himself. No need to
delve into that.
So what's Cossy currently working on?
I'm working on my music video, fashion line and also
trying to keep fit via pole climbing.
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