Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has won the praises of her fans as she gains weight for her new project.
The delectable actress and box office Queen, via her Instagram page, shares new photos of herself as she revealed that she gained an extra 12kg to fit into her new character. The filmmaker went on to urge her fans to guess the title of the movie, with many choosing Finding Me as the project she is working on.
“I gained an extra 12kg to fit into this new character! Can you guess the title of the movie? Coming Soon”.
One Kolanath wrote, “Then after, the struggle to shed the weight. Well done
One Flakes_ff wrote, “I stan a queen dedicated to her craft
One Bevloaded wrote, “She has come again
One Jemima Jameson wrote, “Mad respect for actors and actresses
One Sassy Tianah wrote, “How will someone gain weight just to fit in for a movie? This auntie na legend
One Amol_couture wrote, “Anything for the craft. Studying closely”.
Funke gaining of weight is coming less than a year after she returned to the gym because of a troll. A male troll had advised Funke and her colleague, Toyin Abraham to shed weight as he noted how they had changed shape and signature, which wasn’t good for their career. Though Funke had replied him with a little insult, as she appreciated him for the unsolicited advice, the movie star had taken his words to heart as she hit the gym, hours after his comment.
Last month, Funke had replied to a fan who inquired about her sexual life. The fan had questioned if the mother of two had time for sex, as she urged her to create time for sex and massage. Funke had replied to her, expressing shock at her statement.
The box office Queen had also disagreed with a Twitter user who spoke out on her work ethic. The tweep revealed how she gets inspired by the award-winning filmmaker and stated that when she wants to rest, she remembers Funke is not resting and as such, continues her hustle. Disagreeing with her, Funke stated that she takes some time off to rest well.
Last year, Funke had opened up on the hard times she experienced before rising to stardom. She shared a video of herself being active on the set of her highest-grossing billion-dollar movie, A Trībe Called Judah, as she counted herself as a testimony of believing in herself, saying she faced different challenges but learned to stand tall and encourage others because of them.