‘It Still Pains Me That I Missed Opportunity To Work With Funke Akindele’ – Ruger

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Michael Adebayo Olayinka, better known as Ruger, has expressed pain about missing an opportunity to feature in one of Nollywood actress cum producer, Funke Akindele’s blockbusters a few years ago.

Abia Radio News reports that Ruger recalled the missed opportunity during an interview with Nigerian media personality, VJ Adams.

According to Ruger, Funke often vibes to his songs, and he had wanted to message her on social media to appreciate her, but found out that she had previously messaged him asking if he was interested in featuring in one of her movies, but he did not see the message until it was too late.

The singer said he was so sad after seeing the message, stressing that it still hurts him.

He said, “I am interested in acting and wouldn’t mind going into the movie industry. I once missed a DM from Funke Akindele for a movie role. I didn’t even see it on time. That one still pains me.

“However, I think acting would be difficult for me because I don’t like shooting. But I would get into character still. If my character is interesting, yeah.” 

In other news, Nollywood actor, Tobi Makinde, has cleared the air over rumours of a rift between him and Funke Akindele, saying there is no problem between them.

He spoke during a recent BBC interview, where he dismissed the claims making the rounds online.

According to him, nothing has happened between them, and he does not know where the story of a disagreement came from.

He explained that many such rumours are often created on social media, where people build stories and try to attach real individuals to them.