She said she was left dazed and shocked, and the encounter made her more cautious and aware of her surroundings.
Veteran actress Ngozi Nwosu has narrated a story how she was given a dirty slap over a role she played in a movie.
She opened up during an interview on the Talk to B podcast.
Nwosu recounted the incident, which occurred at Lawanson bus stop when she was struggling financially.
She said a man approached slapped and called her names for a character’s actions in a film.
He believed she was “wicked” and a “killer” due to her on-screen persona.
She said she was left dazed and shocked, and the encounter made her more cautious and aware of her surroundings.
“I have so many unforgettable experiences, is it about life or in this industry? I’ll share a story from when I just started newly. I had the experience at Lawanson bus stop precisely, that time I was going to catch a bus; you know, I had no money at that time so I was going to get a bus, and a guy walked up to me and the next thing he did was to give me a dirty slap.
“I won’t lie o I was dazed, and I was wondering, ‘What did I do to deserve this one?’ He started screaming, You’re a wicked woman!! For what you did to lagbaja, you are a killer.
“In a movie?” Biola, the host, asked in shock.
“Yes o,” she confirmed, “because he watched me being mean to someone in a movie. He was saying, ‘Don’t worry, I will tell my wife that I have retaliated.’ People around were asking him if he was okay and why he would slap a woman that way. He was adamant o, saying, I’m too wicked.”
Nwosu said: “That is an experience I will never forget and it made me walk and watch my back. I became very cautious of where I would go. After that, I became a taxi freak.”