“I was once attacked with tomatoes for snatching my friend’s husband…” – Shan George reveals

In a recent interview with a national
newspaper, Cross River – born actress,
Shan George cleared the air on her
controversial lifestyle, scandals, failed
marriages and many more.
See excerpts below:
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.