I Was Attacked With Tomatoes After Snatching My Friend's Husband - Shan George Opens Up

In a recent interview, Cross River - born actress, Shan
George opened up about making movies and her life in
general;
Read excerpts below:
On how many movies she produced:
I produced my first movie when I was at the University
of Lagos which was in 2008. It was titled All for Winnie.
Till date, I have produced 22 movies in all.
On how the scandals and controversies affect her:
As a human being, such things affect me. How we cope
with it is what makes us different. For me, I see it as the
hazard of the profession. Fortunately, my children are
adults and can decipher truth from falsehood. Truth is,
when people write false comments about you, those
who are very close to you (your family) always know
the truth. They are those who matter to me.
Once you have a clear conscience, then there is no
fear.
On rumors of her third marriage:
There was no third marriage. Actually, it was a role I
played in a movie. Entitled ‘Heartbreak’, it was shot late
last year in Abuja. In the movie, I got married and the
production pictures circulated in the media as part of
publicity stunt for the movie. Then, some bloggers, who
claim to be journalists, got hold of it and said I got
married! It was just a movie wedding not a real one.
On if she regrets being an actress:
Yes. I do nurse regrets when people assume you are the
roles you interpret in films. It is make-believe and if
you don’t do it well, no producer comes for you again.
The number two challenge of acting is the fact that
people think you are what they see in movies. If you
were living in a big house or you are a big Abuja babe
and then when they see you in real life they want to see
you in that wealthy appearance and opulence which is
not in existence and then it has a psychological effect
on those acting.
There was a time I was pelted with tomatoes at Alade
market because some of those people believed I
snatched my friend’s husband in a movie! That aside,
some actors act as rich men/women in films and
cannot extricate themselves from such roles in reality.
They now live beyond their means and get involved in
scandals because they are so desperate to meet with the
standard. I am not a victim of that anyway.
On exposing skin for movie roles:
Yes, that was then. Now, I reject some scripts not
because they would not pay me, (in fact, they are
willing to pay double) but because of obscenity.
Recently, I was invited to shoot a film in Ghana and I
rejected the script because it exposes a lot of my body
as a character in the movie. The producer was willing to
pay me in millions but I refused.