Actress Adunni Ade has explained why she doesn’t grant interviews. She was reacting to a recent interview she had after her words was misconstrued and twisted to fit the desired narrative of people.
The interview on Channels TV on the program Morning Brief’, where she spoke about how she gets pressured to speak the Yoruba language.
The mother of two said that she prefers English which is the official language, stressing that all the other languages should be put aside.
Adunni Ade said in a now viral clip: “Speaking Yoruba is draining, sometimes it irks my nerves. The first language that we know in Nigeria is English. Let’s put all the other languages aside.”
“Some are even rude with it. I really know what it is. I don’t see how that will make them feel better. Maybe they just want to hear me speak Yoruba,”
She appreciated her father who brought her to Nigeria to learn the culture, language and everything Nigerian.
Adunni’s words were however misinterpreted by a blogger who reported that she said: “Speaking Yoruba is draining and hurts her nerves.”
Clearing the air on Wednesday, Adunni Ade reposted the video on instagram.
She wrote: “These are the issues. This is one major reason why I avoid interviews. Everything I say is always twisted and interpreted negatively. The full interview is on @channelstelevision YouTube channel.
“A few minutes of your time to watch would have cleared this. @omalians_crib is this what you got from the video you posted? Why change the narrative? Why cut the clip to favor your page? I never said speaking Yoruba erks my nerves.
“I said people asking me randomly (most times rudely) erks my nerves. If you’ve ever come in contact with me and do speak Yoruba, you can attest to it that I’d rather communicate with you in Yoruba but when in a certain gathering, I prefer to stay professional and speak in the the country’s first language. One thing I have always avoided saying publicly is the fact that a lot of y’all h@te me for no reason.
“A lot of yall have an issue with my existence good or bad. Please note, I am not dragging position, title, culture, nationality or language with anyone. I’m just living my life trying to be the best being and mother to my children. @channelstelevision what I told yall I was avoiding still happened. Please watch full interview on their YouTube channel. It’s always love from this end.”
The actress was born to a German-American mother and a Nigerian father of Yoruba descent.
