popular saying, 'if you've got it, flaunt it'.
The actress cum fashionista does not fail to
show off her smooth skin, curvaceous figure
and clèavage. She tells Adaeze Amos in this
interview that she does not want to
hurriedly rush into marriage, hence her
apparent delay in saying 'I do'.
Many people know you as Bimbo Thomas, an
actress, but in your own words, who exactly
are you?
Bimbo Thomas is one simple person that is
focused and dedicated. She knows what she
wants in life. She is aware of what she is
aiming at and she is highly determined,
willing and never failing to try, daring too if
I may say. Bimbo Thomas is also a bundle of
talent, apart from acting. She is very
versatile, nothing she can't put her hands
to do if she puts her head to it. "Nothing at
all, bring it on, I'm never afraid to try. I
mount the stage and do something like a
musician, then the next minute I hold on to
be a doctor. It's just like what I do but that
is a make believe. Bimbo Thomas can do any
other thing but my passion lies in acting."
Can you relive your early days?
Growing up was smooth, very encouraging
because my folks were very accommodating
and friendly. We related as friends because
my mum was close to me and there was
nothing I didn't share with her. I grew up in
a Christian home on the Island, Tinubu
Square precisely. The fact that where I grew
up was a bit rowdy, a lot of activities would
be going on, but at the same time we were
on our own. It's like a white pot in the midst
of black ones. My family was very supportive
during my childhood. There was nothing I
told them I wanted to do that I was never
encouraged.
As a youth, did it ever occur to you that you
would one day become a known actress? And
who was your role model then?
No, I never thought I would be an actress,
not even for once. But I knew that I had
passion for acting. I never thought of opting
for acting as a career. In secondary school, I
used to participate in school dramas. I was
always being given one role or the other to
interpret because of my looks and the way I
talked. I was never afraid to express myself.
But I honestly never knew that someday,
somehow I would be a big actress that
everybody would be looking forward to
watching her movies. Then for who my role
model was then, I could remember gluing to
the TV at home watching such soap operas
as 'Behind the Cloud', 'Mirror in the Sun',
'Cock Crow at Dawn', 'The Palace', to
mention but a few. I had such role models
as Joke Silva, Ego Boyo, Uncle Bob Manuel.
These folks were fantastic. Then, I hadn't
pictured what it was to be an actress, maybe
because I was shy but I really admired
them.
Do you mean you were shy then?
Yes, I used to be shy and even till date I'm a
very shy person. It's hard for people to
believe this but it is true. When it comes to
work, I don't know, somehow the shyness
would just disappear and I would do it. But
in real self, I'm a very shy person.
Can you define your style and why you chose
the design of tattoo on your arm?
My style is me. I owe myself the look. I
admire a few fashionistas, and good looks as
a whole gell for me. Whenever I see
anything good, I love it. So, my style is me. I
define what I want to look like on a daily
basis. I do tell a story with my looks. I could
look chic or trendy and sèxy. The design of
the tattoo on my arm is crucifix, which
symbolises Christ, His passion. If you look
closely, there is heart design there, it
stands for love. It shows that Christ loves us
and for Him to have died for us, he had
taken away all our sins and burdens. He has
told us to love as he has loved us. I chose
this design of tattoo because of the love of
Christ. I think by wearing it, even when
someone hurts me and I want to retaliate
angrily, somehow something would tell me
that you are wearing a crucifix on your arm.
If Christ could do this for me, why can't I let
go and love my fellow human being
regardless. By so doing, I let the anger go.
My tattoo ministers Christ to me.
For how long have you been wearing it?
I have been wearing it for six years and I'm
not tired of it. As I told you, this can take
me all through life. That was why I didn't
choose any other design such as teddy,
butterfly, Chinese language just name it. It
took time to do it. You can remember it's
been a long time tattoos came in vogue and
I did mine six years ago. It shows that for
me to have taken that much time to do this,
I would not get tired of it.
Why do you like to flaunt your clèavage?
Maybe because they are firm and I have no
single stretch mark on my bōobs. But some
ladies still flaunt flabby ones that have
stretch marks. Don't they know that stretch
marks are not meant to be displayed? Some
ladies flaunt clèavage that stretch marks
have finished and the bōob has gotten back
to where it was formed. It's not worth it.
Such a clèavage can't be sèxy. For instance,
I stay in front of my mirror and appreciate
myself first before any other person because
I dress up in my room before any other
person in my house would see me. After
dressing up, I look at myself and I'm like
wow! If I can be convinced within me that I
look good, I know that every other comment
would be fine. I think ladies who flaunt the
ugly parts of their body should start doing
this. Some carry bulky legs and want to walk
it on the runway. I'm chubby, my body firm,
subtle and smooth. Because I'm bulky, my
legs big, I don't do shorts. I know the rules
of fashion. It puts me off when I see some
giant, elephantiasis kind of legs and they
want to walk and show them off on red
carpet. It doesn't make sense to me.
You hit the limelight in the Yoruba movie
Omo Ghetto; were there challenges you
encountered in that movie?
Omo Ghetto is huge. Shooting it wasn't
easy. It was a whole lot of hard work. The
producer, Funke Akindele, happens to be my
good friend and we hang out a lot. When she
told me about the idea, I told her it was a
good one. She told me my character and I
knew it was multi-tasking. One good thing
about me is that I'm one that does extra
research with regard to roles that are given
to me. The role I was given in Omo Ghetto
required that I speak slangs. But I didn't
know how to speak slangs and mannerism
that goes with it. What I did was to plan for
the production and I would sit down and
watch boys playing football, their slangs,
and their mannerism when they scored. I
realised that when they scored, they started
raining abuses on themselves even while
appreciating the effort. At times, I would go
to the market and bargain prices of
foodstuff in order to annoy the sellers and
watch their reaction so
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