‘I don’t mind playing a romantic role with Sumsum’ – Joselyn Dumas

Ghanaian actress Joselyn Dumas says she has no reservations about sharing romantic scenes with Kumawood actors, including Yaw Adu, popularly known as Sumsum, if a movie script requires it.

The actress made the remarks while responding to suggestions that some actresses in Ghana’s English-language movie industry are reluctant to work with Kumawood actors because of differences in their physical appearances.

The discussion centred on the perception that some female actresses consider themselves too attractive to play romantic roles with male actors whose looks may not fit conventional standards of beauty.

Dumas said she had never heard of such an attitude among actresses but insisted that her decisions on set would be guided by the demands of a script rather than an actor’s appearance or background.

“If the script calls for it and I’m an actress, yes, he’s my co-actor. Why am I going to say I’m not going to do it with him?” she asked.

She maintained that acting requires performers to embrace different roles and work with their colleagues professionally, regardless of the kind of scenes involved.

Dumas also praised some actors in the Kumawood industry for their professionalism and supportive attitude, specifically mentioning Lil Win as someone she considers supportive.

Her comments challenge the perception that divisions between Ghana’s English-language and Kumawood movie industries extend to actresses being unwilling to share romantic scenes with actors from the latter.

For Dumas, the deciding factor is the story being told and what the script requires, not whether her co-star fits a particular physical image.