‘I’m suffering for marrying the wrong man’ (1)

“While I was growing up, I had numerous suitors. They started coming right from when I was  18 then I was still battling with my JAMB examinations. I never wanted anything that would distract my attention from my education. So, I never looked their way nor listened to them. Some who summoned  up courage to see my parents about marrying me were dismissed  with disdain because I saw them as a distraction,” Gloria remembered.

Life to me is a dice, you never know what comes next- Anu Sosanya, actress cum movie producer

 Anu Sosanya an amiable actress and a movie producer is worth her onions in the make-belief world. She is a guru in the Yoruba movie genre and has starred in so many movies. Guess what?  She is still ready to interpret more roles because acting to her is like a hobby. She chose Yoruba movie genre because of the undying love she has for her culture, tradition and language. In this interview with ADAEZE AMOS she talked about movies that shot her to the limelight and what makes her tick in the acting world.

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‘I’m suffering for marrying the wrong man’(2)

This is the continuation  of Gloria and Derrick’s story started last week.  Derrick fondly known in the whole Ibusa Village of Delta state as Rastaman  proposed marriage to Gloria and she accepted to marry him dismissing numerous suitors that came to ask for her hand in marriage. He said he  finished from a university in Australia where according to him  he studied music. But  after graduation, he insisted on coming  back to his country home to make an impact. He became popular in the whole village, his dreadlocks and his mannerism lured many young ladies to him. But he chose to marry Gloria. So, she brought him home first to her mother.

Selinah, Gloria’s mother didn’t like and accept Derrick to be her son-in-law although she concealed her disdain from him. The way she asked him questions showed she did not approve of him to marry her daughter. “Oh you call yourself Rastaman, wears  long dreadlocks with scorpion sign of tattoo to show your,”

“Yea Ma’am to show I’m a musician. Those are my style signatures. The scorpion sign of my tattoo shows that I would sting to death  any man who wants to take your daughter away from me,” he cut in, laughing. And Gloria giggled at what he said, expecting her mother to laugh. But she kept a long face.

Selinah didn’t find that funny. She was indeed disgusted by him but she managed a wry smile. Ever since she read the story of how a widow somewhere was butchered because she told her daughter’s suitor to his face that it would only be over her dead body would she accept him as a son-in-law. She decided to  tread with  care. When Derrick left, Selinah laid  her heart bare to her daughter. Gloria, who had sat and listened attentively to her mother sprang up angrily, “Mum, you better accept him and give your blessing the way he is. After all, who is a perfect man?  He is my choice of man. It’s true he wears dreadlocks, smokes weed, talks to himself whenever he walks alone, all these are acceptable by me. Is he going to marry you?  Is it not me he wants to marry?  Please don’t over do it. He may not look like a gentleman to you  simply because he doesn’t wear well tailored suits  but must everyone be a gentleman? He makes me happy…”

‘I’m suffering for marrying the wrong man’ (1)

“While I was growing up, I had numerous suitors. They started coming right from when I was  18 then I was still battling with my JAMB examinations. I never wanted anything that would distract my attention from my education. So, I never looked their way nor listened to them. Some who summoned  up courage to see my parents about marrying me were dismissed  with disdain because I saw them as a distraction,” Gloria remembered.

Gloria was her parents last daughter. She was indeed beautiful and all men wanted her for keeps. Her parents loved the fact that she was interested in her education and sided her when she refused to get married. She insisted on getting married after graduation. When she was on the verge of graduation, she started courting Derrick, fondly known as The Rasta Man,  whom she loved at a glance. Derrick a musician was not popular in the musical world, hadn’t made money from music and was only singing other people’s songs. That was what he was good in, miming peoples songs both circular and gospel songs and he paraded himself as a musician.