The movie Heavy Beauty advices teenagers on the dangers of premarital sex – Nollywood actress Grace Edwin-Okon tells Nollywoodgossip

Grace Edwin-Okon

Grace Edwin-Okon

  • Grace Oboba Edwin-Okon is a Nigerian actress/producer Delta State.
  • She’s the former Miss Face of DELSU and the second runner-up in the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) in1999.
  • Read also: Introducing former Miss Face of DELSU Grace Oboba Edwin-Okon.
  • She’s the producer of the movie Heavy Beauty.
  • Today Nollywoodgossip spoke with her on her venture into Nollywood.

By Joy Ubeku (Inside Nollywood With Joy).

Please tell us of your journey into movie making.

My journey into movies started right after I became the second runner up MBGN. Ayo Makun and Tyna Iruviere took me for a visit to Zeb Ejiro‘s office and he casually gave me a script to read. He liked my interpretation of the script and I landed a role in Tears in Heaven, which was back in 1999. But it was released in 2002, and thereafter, other jobs followed.

Tell us about your latest job.

My movie Heavy Beauty was written 5 years ago but was shot in April this year.

Who featured in the movie?

Denrele Edun, Karen Igho, Flowsick, Lepacious Bose, Oyekunle Oluwaremi, GUS winner 2010,

Uche Okoli, Reel Radio.

What’s the movie about?

The message behind Heavy Beauty is to advice teenagers in an informal way about the dangers of engaging in premarital sex and the problems negative peer pressure can give them.

Anything else you want to add?

My reason for taking the risk to work with new faces was because I needed to work with believable teenage looking cast, and I also wanted to give up comers the opportunity to showcase their talents the same way Zeb Ejiro gave me. Although challenges on set were numerous but God saw me through.

Nollywoodgossip wishes you the best.

Thanks for having me.

Heavy Beauty

Heavy Beauty

Heavy Beauty

Heavy Beauty

Heavy Beauty

Heavy Beauty

About the Author

Joy Ubeku lives in Lagos but hails from Delta State. She’s a third year Public Admin student of Lagos State University. She’s also an actress who has featured in many popular films such as, Pradah, Eve, Last Ritual, Who Closed My Book, among others. If you have a tip for Joy or you simply want to be written about, contact joy at joy@Nollywoodgossip.net

50 Comments on this article. Feel free to join this conversation.

  1. Lawrence Lurrenz Onuzulike August 27, 2012 at 9:08 am - Reply

    cool

  2. Ebby Floxy Onyebum Ehiobuna August 27, 2012 at 9:27 am - Reply

    Nice Job Grace.

    • Ebby Floxy Onyebum Ehiobuna August 27, 2012 at 9:28 am - Reply

      yea and also nice pix

    • Tina Ak. August 27, 2012 at 9:39 am - Reply

      yep

    • Ijeoma Onyeke August 27, 2012 at 10:05 am - Reply

      cool

    • Ebby Floxy Onyebum Ehiobuna August 27, 2012 at 10:12 am - Reply

      yea, good one

    • Ifeoma Nicegirl August 27, 2012 at 10:20 pm - Reply

      yes oooo

    • Ifeoma Nicegirl August 27, 2012 at 10:21 pm - Reply

      abi oooooo

    • Ifeoma Nicegirl August 27, 2012 at 10:22 pm - Reply

      she really tried

  3. Ebby Floxy Onyebum Ehiobuna August 27, 2012 at 9:28 am - Reply

    Keep it up.

  4. Tina Ak. August 27, 2012 at 9:38 am - Reply

    hmmmmmm cool job.

    • Tina Ak. August 27, 2012 at 9:38 am - Reply

      i hope they will learn from it. all the best

    • Ebby Floxy Onyebum Ehiobuna August 27, 2012 at 10:00 am - Reply

      yea nice job

    • Ebby Floxy Onyebum Ehiobuna August 27, 2012 at 10:00 am - Reply

      that's for sure

    • Ifeoma Nicegirl August 27, 2012 at 10:23 pm - Reply

      u can say dat again

    • Ifeoma Nicegirl August 27, 2012 at 10:24 pm - Reply

      yes oooo

  5. Tina Ak. August 27, 2012 at 9:39 am - Reply

    I cant wait to grab my own copy.

    • Tina Ak. August 27, 2012 at 9:39 am - Reply

      yep

    • Ebby Floxy Onyebum Ehiobuna August 27, 2012 at 10:00 am - Reply

      me too will grab my copy

    • Ebby Floxy Onyebum Ehiobuna August 27, 2012 at 10:00 am - Reply

      abi now

    • Ifeoma Nicegirl August 27, 2012 at 10:25 pm - Reply

      even me oooooooooo

    • Ifeoma Nicegirl August 27, 2012 at 10:26 pm - Reply

      I can't wait for it oooooooooo

    • Ifeoma Nicegirl August 28, 2012 at 10:48 pm - Reply

      and me

  6. Ijeoma Onyeke August 27, 2012 at 9:56 am - Reply

    cool

  7. Yemi Onafuwa Alfred August 27, 2012 at 10:58 am - Reply

    Nice

  8. Ifeoma Nicegirl August 27, 2012 at 10:26 pm - Reply

    Keep it up.

  9. Happy Albert August 28, 2012 at 2:58 pm - Reply

    nice, can't rilly wait to see dis movie.it shuld be rilly nice.

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