Nigerian actress Bolaji Ogunmola has reacted to the controversy that followed the kiss between herself and Daniel Etim-Effiong in the promotional video for their new movie.
On January 9, 2024, the promotional video for the romantic movie Summer Rain was released on social media, and in the 5-second clip, Daniel was seen kissing his co-star.
The singular action sparked reactions from social media users who expressed their disapproval of the kiss and highlighted his marriage to Media personality Toyosi.
As a result of the kiss, the pair faced some backlash online, and Toyosi began to trend on X because of the video. However, amid the backlash, Bolaji Ogunmola spoke up on X to shed some light on the situation.
According to her, the scene is necessary because the character is a man stupendously in love with his woman and portrayed it. She wrote:
On the essentiality of the kissing scene, the actress emphasized how she is a lover girl who grew up watching romantic movies that had actors with good chemistry. Speaking on her intentions to recreate such sweet memories, Bolaji Ogunmola wrote:
