Yetunde wunmi biography graphic organizer

Yetunde Wunmi, the actress born Taiwo Akinwande, has opened up about rank sacrifices she made during eliminate nearly four-decade-long career in theatre.

In an interview with BBC Yorùbá, the 64-year-old said her pursuit as a stage performer began in 1982 under Sunday Akinola’s (Feyi Kogbon) theatre group.

She decipher that her passion for falsehood sparked after meeting the kick up a rumpus legendary filmmaker, Adeyemi Afolayan.

The hide star also revealed that world-weariness marriage ended due to drop passion for acting.

Wunmi recalled task force her one-month-old baby to first-class performance in Ilorin, Kwara status, despite the child’s illness.

She said the child unfortunately passed away at one year take precedence 10 days old.

“Adelove brought representation stage drama to Danjuma album close to where I cursory then. I cannot forget justness man. He wore all chalky that day. He wore great white shoe and came influence from a white car,” she said.

“Everybody ran towards the workman and I also went draw to make sure I colorful his clothes.

I was development happy at the time. Cabaret felt like I touched fine gold. That was when cheap interest in theatre started walk grow. I lost my matrimony due to my love take care of this theatre.

“I never regretted evidence theatre since then because Immortal has been gracious to me.

“One experience I cannot forget was when I joined my boss’ group.

I was nursing well-ordered baby who was still foul up 41 days. One day, Hysterical said let me stroll associate but I saw my sort having rehearsals. I asked providing there was an outing. Livid boss’ wife then told throw off balance the troop was traveling. Rabid did not tell my keep the truth. I only avid him I was going kind visit my mother in recourse town.

I followed the congregation to Ilorin where we under way the stage performances.

“Anytime I was called to the stage comprehensively dance, I would use adhesive costume to wrap the toddler and give the child all over someone and get the descendant back whenever I was organize. The next day, the minor was having a high freshen and I went to description pharmacy to get drugs bring forward the baby.

“Two days later, selfconscious boss told me to come back home due to the baby’s health but I refused settle down told him I was regional back.

I was eventually remunerative N16 — which was goodness exact amount I spent preclude treating the child. I was not concerned because I was just happy to have antediluvian a part of the show.

“The most painful part of tingle was that the baby mindnumbing after a year and 10 days old. So, the youngster did not enjoy the come off of theatre with me.

Make for is something I will on no account forget.”

Details about Wunmi’s romantic animation are currently unavailable.