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Jim is now seeing fellow Gallywood actress, Nadia Buari. I asked Yvonne if she was not treading on dangerous path if indeed she had ever dated Jim Iyke.<\/p>\n
Smiling, Yvonne told me \u201cI am not dating Jim Iyke \u2013 and that\u2019s the truth, but I want to confess that we have very close relationship. We have great chemistry together \u2013 call it some form of magic between us, especially when we act together.<\/p>\n
He is a hot guy and I like him a lot. We are always together when he comes to Ghana to act in movies, I drive him around. When I am in Nigeria, he does the same for me. But does that mean that we are dating? The answer is no. We are great friends \u2013 the manner I am with Majid Michel, John Dumelo \u2013 these are great and hot friends of mine as well. Does it mean that I must date ever person that I have an on-screen chemistry with?<\/p>\n
People should learn to be less judgmental. There is nothing wrong about having a friendship with a co-star and not talking it to the physical level.\u201d<\/p>\n
Given that the reason she was alleged to be a lesbian was because she had not been regularly seen with boyfriend, I asked Yvonne if she was currently dating. \u201cI am not dating now \u2013conventionally speaking \u2013 but I wouldn\u2019t say that I am desperate for a relationship at the same time.<\/p>\n
People have asked me if I don\u2019t think I should be considering settling down, and I tell them that I appreciate their concerns but that I am still very young. I don\u2019t have to rush to get married because everyone is doing so. When the time comes, I will get married. This may surprise you: I am a simple girl \u2013 very easy to date. If I go out with a date, it doesn\u2019t cost the man money. I don\u2019t order expensive champagne, I don\u2019t order exotic meals. My drink of choice is orange juice.<\/p>\n
Most women would say they are looking for a chiseled man \u2013those with perfect six-packed abs \u2013 well, good luck to them. I am not interested in macho men. I am more interested with the substance-the values and the humanity the man brings to the table than with his physical or material possessions. I work hard, so I don\u2019t expect my man to have to slave to satisfy me. I am sure this may surprise you, because any one who looks at me \u2013 analyses the roles I play \u2013 may incorrectly define me according to those roles. That is the exact opposite of what and who I am \u2013 so when the time is right for me to get married, God will bring that guy to me. \u201c<\/p>\n
\u2018No problem with Jackie\u2019<\/p>\n
Some years ago, it was widely reported that Yvonne was banned from Gallywood and Nollywood for one year due to her alleged rift and diva attitude toward fellow Ghanaian actress \u2013 Jackie Appiah \u2013an actress she is said to be engaged in a fight of supremacy with. I asked Yvonne what was the status of her relationship with Jackie. In a body language that showed she was weary of being thought to entertain animosity towards Jackie, she said: \u201cI don\u2019t have problems with Jackie Appiah at least any that I know of. The industry is large and big enough to accommodate everyone, so the notion that I am in some form of competition with her to determine who is a better actress is ludicrous.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut according to published report, you were said to have been banned because you wanted same treatment given to Jackie Appiah on set to be accorded you, and when that didn\u2019t happen, you were said to have stormed offset, leading to your being banned for conduct not befitting a top actress\u201d, I pointedly told Yvonne. \u201cFirst of all, let me set the record straight \u2013 no one banned me. I was not banned, period. I was working throughout the period they claimed I was banned. Concerning my request to be accorded same treatment as Jackie Appiah, that again is misleading and untrue.<\/p>\n
I think I have worked hard enough and established enough bonafides to have certain things I need in the industry without having to make an issue out of those demands. I don\u2019t know if some of these rumors emanated from camps that wanted to amplify a non-existent hostility and rivalry between Jackie and I.<\/p>\n
I was in the university for four years and was acting at the same time. Most times, there were conflicts between my lectures and time I was supposed to be on set and I would make some demands and, most times, things didn\u2019t go so well on set and, because I wasn\u2019t going to compromise my studies, I tried as much as possible to manage the two competing demands. Sometimes, I had to make choices that may not have been pleasant with certain actors and producers. I want to say that I have no regrets for pursuing my education, at the same time, giving my best to the industry. It has made me a better actress \u2013 and one with a better inquiring mind\u201d.<\/p>\n
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