I Was Attacked With Tomatoes After Snatching My Friend’s Husband – Shan George Opens Up

In a recent interview, Cross River – born
actress, Shan George opened up about
making movies and her life in general;
Read excerpts below:

I produced my first movie when I was at the
University of Lagos which was in 2008. It was
titled All for Winnie. Till date, I have produced
22 movies in all.
On how the scandals and controversies
affect her:
As a human being, such things affect me. How
we cope with it is what makes us different. For
me, I see it as the hazard of the profession.
Fortunately, my children are adults and can
decipher truth from falsehood. Truth is, when
people write false comments about you, those
who are very close to you (your family) always
know the truth. They are those who matter to
me.
Once you have a clear conscience, then there
is no fear.

On rumors of her third marriage:

There was no third marriage. Actually, it was a
role I played in a movie. Entitled 'Heartbreak',
it was shot late last year in Abuja. In the
movie, I got married and the production
pictures circulated in the media as part of
publicity stunt for the movie. Then, some
bloggers, who claim to be journalists, got hold
of it and said I got married! It was just a movie
wedding not a real one.
On if she regrets being an actress:
Yes. I do nurse regrets when people assume
you are the roles you interpret in films. It is
make-believe and if you don't do it well, no
producer comes for you again. The number
two challenge of acting is the fact that people
think you are what they see in movies. If you
were living in a big house or you are a big
Abuja babe and then when they see you in
real life they want to see you in that wealthy
appearance and opulence which is not in
existence and then it has a psychological
effect on those acting.
There was a time I was pelted with tomatoes
at Alade market because some of those people
believed I snatched my friend's husband in a
movie! That aside, some actors act as rich
men/women in films and cannot extricate
themselves from such roles in reality. They
now live beyond their means and get involved
in scandals because they are so desperate to
meet with the standard. I am not a victim of
that anyway.

On exposing skin for movie roles:

Yes, that was then. Now, I reject some scripts
not because they would not pay me, (in fact,
they are willing to pay double) but because of
obscenity. Recently, I was invited to shoot a
film in Ghana and I rejected the script because
it exposes a lot of my body as a character in
the movie. The producer was willing to pay me
in millions but I refused.