Bukunmi Oluwashina Criticizes Rivalry and Jealousy Among Female Entertainers
Nigerian actress Bukunmi Oluwashina has taken to social media to air her mind on increased envy and competition among her female colleagues in the entertainment industry. Taking to her verified Instagram page on, she compared the cordial brotherliness that exists between male actors and the competitive atmosphere among the female stars.
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Bukunmi expressed admiration for the unity among male actors, noting that despite pursuing similar goals, they consistently support and celebrate each other’s successes without envy. She highlighted how male actors commend their peers’ work, even in their absence, fostering a collaborative environment.
Her post read: “I envy these men, just look at them. The way they contain each other, support each other, grow together…can be seen by the way they acknowledge and cheer on for God’s sake people that have the same goals as them. My joy when I run into one of my fav actor’s movies on my fav director’s page and the way such an actor sings the Director’s praise in his absence, even though he is also a director.”
She clung to the unfortunately rampant culture of competition and jealousy amongst female entertainers, saying at one point, she’d been advised not to support some colleagues as that may offend others. She wondered where such behavior emanated from and chided the fans at times for influencing the trend by compelling the artists to take sides.
Bukunmi said: “I pray I Witness this someday with my gender in this field. You people make loving genuinely like a very difficult thing. It cost nothing. Somebody asked me ‘How do you think this person would feel for posting that person? You are supposed to post this Person first and then post that. This person won’t like or drop a comment if you post that person.’
How did we get here?? And some fans from the pit of hell would be asking you to choose a side. Are we on a battlefield? Okay, if we are, what are we fighting for? Crown? Money? Post? Nice one, which of them are we taking with us when we die? I am not even going to blame some bitter followers who act like they are not loved at home. The energy they see is what they give.”
She noted that she would not participate in any negativity nor be forced to nurture hate to please any person’s insecurities. Bukunmi emphasized her commitment to peace and how she would love everyone, no matter the pressure that might arise out of the competition in the industry.
She further went ahead to say: “Let it be known that I am cool with everyone, and this heart doesn’t have boundaries in love. I will not go to war with any person for nobody unless they give me a reason PERSONALLY. Joy means not a thing to me if that is the purpose of it, to make other people sad. And love is not love if it’s not shared with people who don’t deserve it.”
The stance taken up by Bukunmi has kept the discourses running within the entertainment circle of escalating accommodation and cooperation among female professionals. This cry for unity and love questions the status quo and urges her peers to be more reflective about their interactions and their implications for industry culture.
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