There is more to my potential than I look – Cossy Ojiakor

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sources africanmoviesnews.com That Cossy Ojiakor is received by her fans as a sex symbol
is fast becoming a cliché. However, the actress and singer says she has other attractions apart from flaunting her natural endowments on television. In a recent interview, she espoused a belief that the time has come to show off her voice:


Tell us more about the new song you are working on?


My new single has been released. I featured Ego. The song is actually about the things that happened to me in the movie industry. In the industry, we have lots of guys who have a preference for different kinds of ladies. Some guys love ladies with big hips, fair skin or ladies with big breasts and all that.


It was unfortunate that one of the directors liked my figure to the point that his wife got very upset about it. Even without the man saying a word to me, the wife saw me on set and gave me a slap, which I received in good faith and did not try to fight back. When someone is more powerful than you are, you don’t fight, you run. Talking about it is the only way of fighting back.


Was she bigger than you?


Yes.


So you are singing to fight back?


Yes, but it is not just about her. Like I said earlier, I have been through a lot in the movie industry; I am using the song to tell my story. There was a movie I acted a long time ago, with a dog, but was fully clothed. All of a sudden, in 2009, it was in the tabloids that ‘Cossy slept with a dog’.


They took clips of a movie I had acted years ago and said it was a recent thing. It is sad how people can run you down. When people can’t be like you or wish to be like you, they would just hate you.


Are you saying it is goodbye to acting?


No; not really. I have been busy doing other things. I’m not even that free yet to shoot a movie. Right now, I’m doing music. I am supervising some work so I’m not looking for any acting role now but by next year, all the distractions would be over and I can focus on acting again.
There are a lot of female musicians out there.


Do you think you can compete favorably?


I’m not competing with anyone. I ventured into music because I felt like doing it. There are messages for me to pass across.


So, you are through with dancing?