“Some Actors Today Don’t Earn What I Was Paid 30 Years Ago” – Eucharia Anunobi

• Nollywood actress Eucharia Anunobi has recalled how she landed her role in Glamour Girls 2 about 30 years ago.
• She revealed that the payment she received for the role was very large at the time and said she later regretted not demanding more.
• The actress also clarified that her famous bathtub scene with Zack Orji was purely acting.

Veteran Nollywood actress Eucharia Anunobi has shared how she landed her role in the popular film Glamour Girls 2 nearly three decades ago.

Speaking during a recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, the actress revealed that she secured the role after attending an audition and agreeing to play the unconventional character of Anita.

According to her, the payment she received for the role was considered very large at the time.

“After I accepted to play the role of Anita in Glamour Girls 2, the producer asked me how much I would like to be paid and I told him. I was expecting him to negotiate, but he accepted without negotiation,” she said.

Anunobi added that she later wished she had asked for more money, even though the amount she received was significant.

“I regretted not demanding more than what I demanded, though it was huge money at that time. I mean big money,” she said.

“The money they paid me for Glamour Girls Part 2, some people are not collecting it today. I say it and I beat my chest,” she added.

However, the actress declined to reveal the exact amount when asked by the podcast host, Husband Material.

Anunobi also spoke about the famous bathtub scene she acted with Zack Orji in the film. She explained that despite widespread speculation at the time, nothing inappropriate happened during the filming of the scene.

“When I got to the bathtub, I had to raise my leg and put it on his shoulder and push my derrière nearer him… That was the high point of the movie. Everybody was thinking something don happen. But it was just acting,” she said.

The actress also revealed that she was paid extra for the controversial scene.