‘I have lost movie roles due to my body size,’ Emeka Okoye

Nollywood actor, Emeka Okoye, has lamented over being sidelined i the movie industry because of his body size.

While speaking with Seun Oloketuyi on Nollywood On Radio, Okoye revealed that so many producers reject him for movie roles because of his body.

He stated that this experience began when he was younger, adding that he often gets stereotypical roles because of his appearance.

“I’ve been told that I am fat, and I have lost movie roles because of that. Some say that I won’t fit a character because I have a stomach or I’m not fine. But even when I was younger and slimmer, I still didn’t get roles. When I was slim, a lot of producers would use me to audition people and give them scripts, and they would say I was good but they didn’t have role that fit me because I was too slim. I had that experience many times. Bukky Thomas can testify. And now that I am a bit chubby, they are giving me roles like landlord, husband, or uncle. Some even stopped giving me ‘bad boy’ roles because they assume I won’t be able to interpret the character, but they will be shocked when they see my upcoming movies,” Okoye said.