Niyi Akinmolayan sought permission from my husband before I filmed Elevator Baby movie” – Toyin Abraham spills
Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham recalls that filmmaker Niyi Akinmolayan had to ask her husband, Kolawole Ajeyemi, for permission. Before filming their award-winning film Elevator Baby,
In an interview with Pulse Ng, she revealed that she was 7 months pregnant when Niyi reached out to shoot the movie. According to her, she was keeping her pregnancy private, and Niyi was oblivious that she was pregnant.
She said she told him to seek permission from her husband. Luckily, Kolawole agreed to the shoot and was present on set to support his wife. Abraham said she had two nurses on the set catering to her needs.
“I was pregnant with Ireoluwa, and Ire will be 6 in August, when we shot this movie. When I got pregnant, I didn’t want people to know. So, I got a call from Mr Niyi and he said there is a scene that I would do and they would do make-up for me as a pregnant woman. It is actually not my movie, it is Antar Hills, and I am like ‘Did you know I am pregnant?’, and I was like 7 months. I told him he had to ask my husband if he would agree. He came to the house and spoke to my husband, and he agreed. My husband was on set, and two nurses were on set. It was a crázy shoot but I enjoyed myself”.