‘Sex for roles is scam in Nollywood’ – BBNaija’s Bambam narrates experience

• Bambam stated that filmmakers used it to exploit desperate young actresses.
• Bambam recalled how a producer gave her keys to his hotel room after casting her in a role.
• She urged aspiring actresses not to fall for the ‘sex for roles’, highlighting that it is not worth it.

Former Big Brother Naija contestant actress Bamike Olawunmi, popularly known as Bambam, opens up about her experience in the Nollywood industry, shedding light on the prevalent issue of “sex for roles.”

She claimed that producers utilize it to take advantage of naive young actresses, while frequently breaking their promises to provide them with significant roles after sleeping with them.

in the latest episode of the Secrets Behind the Scenes podcast, she revealed that she has been approached by several producers who offered her roles in exchange for sexual favors.

Bambam recounted how a producer gave her the keys to his hotel room after casting her in a movie.

She emphasized that “sex for roles” is not worth it and warned budding actresses to avoid falling for it.

She said:

“Sex for roles is a scam. It’s not worth it. Some of them [victims] what they are paying them at the end of that production is not more than N50,000, N100,000. Don’t be deceived o! It’s a lie. It [sex for role] is a scam.

“The one that I did waka pass that dem give me N5,000 and the guy [filmmaker] was giving me his hotel room key to hold. Ah! I don’t want to mention names.”

In another story, BBNaija’s BamBam recounts traumatizing childhood experience with her nanny, ex-lovers.

The reality TV star and mother of two, in a quite touching video she shared online, disclosed that she was sexually abused as a child by her nanny.

She said the abuse happened from the age of 2 until she was 8, and she couldn’t confide in her parents because the nanny threatened her.

According to BamBam, the abuse left her with trauma that she still has to deal with currently even as she is married.