Nigerian film actress, Juliana Olayode recently disclosed why her mother cautioned her never to post her on social media again.
The actress, who plays Toyosi, also known as Toyo Baby, in Funke Akindele’s Jenifa’s Dairy, revealed the cause in an Instagram video that was posted on Mothering Sunday.
Speaking in both English and Yoruba, the actress claimed that her mother had resisted sharing her on social media because, after she had published a video of them at the movies on Facebook, people had begun to point at her in public.
Juliana Olayode said:
“Happy Sunday y’all and happy mother’s day to all the amazing mums out there, I should be posting my mum today but my mum has warned me not to post her on social media anymore so until she changes her mind I can’t.”
“My mum said: “hello Jully, don’t post me on social media anymore. The last time you put me on Facebook when we went to watch ‘Lion of Judah’ (A Tribe Called Judah), all our neighbours just keep staring at me”.
When the 28-year-old was requested to review Funke’s movie A Tribe Called Judah, she once took aim at a troll who made fun of her mother for not being able to communicate in English.
Despite her mother’s limited English proficiency, Juliana Olayode presents herself as from a wealthy family, according to the troll. However, Juliana refuted the claim, claiming that she came from nothing. According to her:
“My mum can’t speak English but I LOVE her to LIFE!!! And I am VERY PROUD of her. No matter what, love your parents, be proud of them and celebrate them always.”
