Face of Onga, ex-Glo
ambassador and now, a judge for Nigeria’s Got Talent reality show,
actress Kate Henshaw can be rightly referred to as multi-faceted and
successful.
In this exclusive chat with
NET, Henshaw talks about her passion for acting and the many challenges
she has dealt with, including her broken marriage.
It’s been a while, where have you been?
I’ve been around in Nigeria. You don’t
have to come out all the time. I can’t do that because it will water
down my brand and I want people to have an expectation when they see my
face on posters. That ‘Oh I have not see Kate in a while, for her to be
in the movie, I must see it’ feeling and that alone is enough for me.
You are an actress with an
appeal that cuts across different generations. What do you think is
responsible for your relevance after almost 20 years in the business?
I just try to be myself and I do a few
other things; I don’t only act, I MC and I have business that I do on
the side, because acting alone cannot sustain you. Again, I think my
ability to smile and laugh at every situation. People tell me when I
smile, it’s as though I don’t have any problems, some even ask if I ever
get angry but I tell them I choose to be happy, and that is the most
positive attitude to grow through life. Life is hard, especially in
Nigeria, things are hard, [but there's] no need carrying it on our faces
as though the world is on your shoulders. A lot is happening and I
ought to be grateful.
Now that you are over 40 and have spent over 19 years in the industry, how many more years do you plan to continue acting?
If I can reach 100, it won’t be bad.
Besides, 40 is a number and people say life begins at 40, which means I
am only a baby, and life has just begun for me.
