Ace Nollywood producer, Funke Akindele has shared
details of the numerous jobs she did to support herself as a student at the
University of Lagos, including a painful experience when a dissatisfied
customer slapped her over a nail job.
Speaking in a recent interview with Bella Naija, the
award-winning actress and filmmaker said she ventured into nail-making after
teaching herself the craft by observing others at Yaba.
“When I was in the University of Lagos, I used to
make nails. I made nails for a girl one day, and she slapped me because they
were rubbish. I learnt from watching people make nails at Yaba. I will buy
them, stay in the corridor, and ask people to come and get their nails done,”
she said.
Akindele explained that nail-making was only one of
several businesses she ran while studying. She also sold cakes, worked as a
makeup artist, designed costumes and sourced filming locations to earn a
living.
“I was selling cakes. Bimpe Onakoya, the talented
makeup artist, was buying cakes from me. She would make-up for me. I learnt
from people making hair. I did make-up. I did costuming. I used to costume
Aunty Bukky Wright. Even Iyabo Ojo then. I will go to Yaba and buy costumes and
iron them,” she said.
The actress added that she also worked behind the
scenes in the film industry as a location manager and even found unconventional
ways to generate income while on campus.
“I was a location manager. I will go to houses and
knock. If they pay the owner N100,000, I can take 30 and pay the person 70. I
sold bed space in UNILAG so I could survive. I am a hustler. That is why I am
firm. Life taught me, and I cannot do otherwise.”
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