Business Day (Nigeria)

Was most magical for me - Bianca Ugowanne

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into modelling, television reporting and media entreprene­urship. Going by the feelers from ‘Dear Affy’, the talented actress comes readily prepared to establish her name and face in Nollywood.

Reacting to how huge the opportunit­y of working on the set of ‘Dear Affy’ is, Bianca revealed that, “Acting in Dear Affy was magical for me. This is the first time I will be on a set that big. Honestly it felt really great being a part of such a huge and major project, every moment was special with all the other actresses and actors”.

“Tell me, which new entrant wouldn’t be overjoyed to be working with multi level superstars like Toyin Abraham, Kehinde Bankole, Bimbo Ademoye, Enyinna, Chinedu, and Odunlade on her first feature film? So, you see why this was a big deal for me. Beyond the big names, it is also the wonder of the set, the quality of personnel and production. I had to keep pinching myself if this was real. It was the most magical moment of my short time in the industry’’.

Samuel ‘Bigsam’ Olatunji, director of the movie, also revealed that he was fascinated by the stand-in talent that Bianca Ugo validated on the set of ‘Dear Affy’, considerin­g it was her first major performanc­e. “We were all impressed at the acting prowess that Bianca demonstrat­ed on set. She got into it so naturally, that for me is a real talent. She is what we call a natural talent. We will be watching her fly from here on”, Olatunji said.

‘Dear Affy’ is a romantic comedy film that tells the story of a beautiful career lady on her to getting married to the man of her dream who is on the verge of sealing millions of Naira worth of contract. However, he is faced with the devil and the deep blue sea as sealing the contract is hinged on him having an intimate affair with the female billionair­e contractor by all means just few weeks to his wedding.

The movie will hit cinemas nationwide and in Ghana from February 14, 2020. It premiered exclusivel­y to select few on Sunday, February 9, 2020.

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