FUNKE AKINDELE BRANCHES OUT

Popular actress, Funke Akindele is diversifying. The award winning film maker has concluded plans to try her hands on something else and at the same make a success out of it. This she revealed to us during one of her outings in Lagos recently.
According to the A-List actress, she will be rolling out her own line of products before the end of this year. This involves base ball caps, handbags, purses and others series of products in that line. There will also be Jenifa Wigs, hair extensions, among others. “I have been working on this project for a while because I want it to be a success. By the grace of God if everything works out as planned, we would launch the product in 2010. We are into full merchandising”, she proudly revealed.
She is also working on her talk show which she calls ‘Jenifer Talk Show’. The show will deal with issues affecting the youths especially in the areas of teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, cultism and other vices.
As a follow up to the monster hit movie- Jenifer, Funke is currently working on another movie she titled ‘The Return of Jenifa’. She revealed that the film is not in anyway related the to the popular Jenifa movie. “Jenifa is brand now and we will be using the brand in different movies. We will focus more on issues that affect the youths because I represent the youth. Jenifa film addressed issues like HIV/AIDS, female prostitution in campuses and other vices. The Return of Jenifa that I’m about shooting will go deeper into those vices because I want people to laugh and at the same time learn lessons from it. I’m not a comedian but I want to do things that will educate people in very relaxed way. I will still play the Sulia”, she revealed.