Omotola Ekeinde recently sat with BBC journalist Matthew Bannister for an interview on BBC Outlook.
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde: My husband’s (Laughs). That’s what he calls me. That’s my pet name.
OJE: Yes he did (Laughs). That’s so true.
OJE: No I don’t. Initially I did. I thought it was bit cocky you know but then everybody caught up on it, and everybody actually prefers to call me Omosexy than Omotola, which is my real name. So I said okay, I’ll take it.
MB: Now, you got married when you were just eighteen (18) to an airline pilot. Who you met, I think a couple of years earlier when you were 16
OJE: Yes I did
OJE: No he wasn’t flying (They both laugh). But he did. He actually flew for like 10 minutes.
OJE: Yeah, it was a big airline
OJE: Yes. It was a Dash 7, I think a Dash 7. He went to his company, he was working with at that time. And told them about the idea.
OJE: They actually had a priest on board. You know they said we should fly, they will coordinate from the tarmac
OJE: Yeah. They said just go we will bless you guys, but he (her husband) said no, you are coming on board
OJE: Yes, it was.
OJE: Great, great. I do a lot of humanitarian work.I felt that was an endorsement, I felt it was some sort of nod, you know to say we know what you do, we know your life is very glamorous, we know you are an artiste but I was under the icon category, not under the artiste category and that was more gratification for me.
MB: And I saw a photograph on your Twitter site, of you sitting between Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day Lewis
OJE: Yeah (Laughs)
OJE: He said you know, I’ll be in touch (Both Laugh). So I am still waiting
OJE: Yes it was. We were quite friendly and he is a nice gentleman. I also met Daniel Day Lewis. He is British isn’t he?
MB: Are you thinking of moving to Hollyood by any chance?
OJE: Oh my God, I am looking forward to that. I have done a movie there, it’s not a full Hollywood movie, it is called Ije, We shot it in L.A. with Hollywood stars, not Brad Pitt or anybody, you know I am still looking forward to that. But I have acted in a movie with Kimberly Elise.
MB: And what did Steven Speilberg say to you, did he say come and join my latest movie?
OJE: He said you know, I’ll be in touch (Both Laugh). So I am still waiting
MB: Must have been a good meeting him?
OJE: Yes it was. We were quite friendly and he is a nice gentleman. I also met Daniel Day Lewis. He is British isn’t he?
MB: Yes, he is absolutely. Omotola it’s been a real joy to have you come on the programme
OJE: Thank you so much.
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