LOVER, I’M PROUD
AS AN AFRICAN”
characters. It was a comedy-action but it was
really great.
Let’s talk about your style as far as
fashion is concerned, what inspires you?
Good clothes, colours and elegance inspire
me when it comes to fashion. I have been
fortunate to work as a stylist in the past. I have
worked as a model for top brands like Gucci. I
was for some time a personal shopper for top
football players. It was interesting because
whiles I was enjoying these luxury brands, I
still want to enjoy something colourful. You
know as Africans we like colours; we celebrate
happiness. I like to say we are a continent full of
colours so they really inspire me. Plus I like cuts
– a good cut. I really like fashion. I like to dress.
I think we’re just approaching an era where
we can get away with so many fashion trends
rather than back in the day where it was just
one sort of style; so you will watch a movie and
will realize everyone was wearing the same
thing.
Describe your typical day to me.
My typical day…mhmm…every day for me is a
complete different day. Atypical day to me will
be to try and think of everything, the things I’m
grateful and all. I begin my day with prayers
then I get to work. I will pull up the tasks for
my day and I try to keep them different. I don’t
want to get bored so I try to do new things
every day, whether for TV shows or movies.
My day is never the same because I’m always
looking out for new opportunities.
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What is your latest project?
I’m working on producing a movie called Jesus
of Hollywood. I’ve also finished the first season
of my TV show called ‘Ted’ Hollywood.
Will you consider yourself a religious
person?
I won’t say I’m religious but over the years I
have come to the understanding that we are
all human before anything. I’m grateful to the
Most High for everything that I am right now
but I will not favour religion over humanity. I
try to stay good and help others – I think this
is great religion because religion is by example.
So being religious is being the best version of
yourself not how many times you pray or how
often you go to the mosque or church.
When was the last time you visited
Egypt?
I think it’s in 2017, yeah but not later
than that.
Any project there soon?
Not too sure if I’m going
to do any projects
there soon but I have
projects I’m doing
here that airs
there and the
Arab world.
They’re all
Middle East;
but I’m not
doing any
projects in