Since hitting the limelight in a big way with ‘Out of Bounds” alongside
RMD in the 90s, Bimbo Akintola has become a big name who does things in a
big way. You don’t approach her with your scripts unless you have big
plans about it. Controversial, some might say, but Bimbo describes
herself as easy-going but definitely not when falsehoods have been
peddled about her as a story running wide that she is in desperate need
of a husband. Excerpts.......
Why did you decide to party with the kids?Heart
of Gold Hospice, that’s why. There was Compassionate Children’s Home,
there was Heart of Gold Hospice and one other one here today. But it’s
actually because of Heart of Gold, I go to Heart of Gold on and off. I
have been going there over the years and it’s heartbreaking when you go
there and you see those children, it’s not just a regular orphanage,
it’s a hospice. And what Aunty, the woman who runs the place does is
that she makes sure they get the surgery they need to stay alive. It’s
amazing, you need to go there and see for yourself what it’s all about.
What do you hope to achieve at the end of the day?
What
I want to do at the end of the day is to raise money for this
orphanages, especially the hospice, they need money because these
children go for surgeries regularly, you can see that some of the
children that came here today have special needs.
You are doing more of Yoruba movies these days than English movies compared to your early days in acting, why is that so?I do English movies when I see good scripts. Hoodrush was in the cinemas this year. Next year one or two will be in the cinemas.
Are you working on any project at the moment?
I just finished Golden Penny Pasta Children’s Kitchen, I anchored that. Right now, I’m on break, finally.