Veteran Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has revealed that she turned down several lucrative offers, including some linked to politics, which she said could have easily made her a billionaire.
Speaking on an episode of the Afropolitan podcast, the actress said she rejected the offers because she was unwilling to compromise her principles.
Jalade-Ekeinde explained that some of the offers were not necessarily bad, but she still declined them because accepting them could eventually weaken what she represents.
She said there had been several occasions when she could have accepted lucrative offers without anyone knowing and compromised her stance in the process, but she chose to turn them down and walk away.
The actress disclosed that some of such opportunities were also connected to politics, adding that she had repeatedly rejected offers that would have paid her handsomely in exchange for compromising her principles.
According to her, although some of the offers did not appear to be wrong, they could have affected her foundation and belief system.
She added that she sometimes felt tempted to compromise because some of the opportunities did not initially appear bad, but she eventually chose to walk away because she believed they could dilute her message in the long run.
Jalade-Ekeinde further revealed that whenever she missed out on major financial opportunities because of her decision to reject such offers, she often experienced what she described as a financial miracle.