Kween Onakala
Kween Onakala has been out of the limelight for a while. She explains the reasons for this and other issues about herelf
Why I’ve not been in the limelight
Actually, I have not really been doing
much. I’ve started working again and I’m working on new singles, videos
and an album release.
Rumours did not make me shy away from limelight
Rumours can never get to me. Because a
rumour is a rumour, there is nothing concrete about it. It is just
hearsay and I don’t see how I can allow hearsay to affect my life.
Things like that don’t even pierce my skin. Mosquitoes could bite me but
rumours don’t pierce my skin.
What I was up to while I was away
It had to do with family life, looking
after my kids, taking time out for myself personally so that I can
re-focus and re-strategise. Now, I have a clearer picture of where I
want to go.
My stint with modeling
I did a bit of modeling but what I
really did was pageantry. I did beauty pageants in the past. I am still
very young and I feel I can still do that. If someone hires me for a
job, obviously the person must have seen that I have the potentials.
That is coming from someone else’s angle. Personally, I think I can
still do that, I have got two kids and I’m still in great shape. What do
model scouts look for? They look for some of the things I believe I
have. I’m slim, if they need slim people. But if they need bigger women,
I don’t fall into that category. I have a good shape and I worked hard
to keep it this way. I usually work out a lot. I have a personal trainer
that comes around. We do a lot of running, weightlifting, abdominal
exercises. To work out is not exactly easy. So, if you find yourself
there, you need to know what you are doing. I don’t go there to play, I
work out to get results.
Being a mother
It is the most exciting thing in the
world. It is the best thing that has ever happened and will ever happen
in my life. There are just so many things that make me grateful to God
for having them. The gifts they have; that God used me to bring these
wonderful beings to life is just amazing. I can’t compare it to
anything. It is timeless and irreplaceable. I just feel blessed to have
these two wonderful kids. Having kids can never have downsides to it.
Maybe talking about their personalities and having to correct some
things they do, but having kids never has its downsides.
People have not been fair to my songs
Nigerians have not been fair to my
songs. They are stuck with that song. I know it has been difficult to
top it, but I hope to top it. People still attach that song to me; they
still call me by that name, Jobele, five years after. They recognise me
with that song, I get favours because of that song. I would love people
to give other songs a chance, they are equally inspiring and I hope to
do other songs that will instantly top charts.
Plans to delve into movies
You never know. Art has different forms.
I’m an artiste and can be anything I want to be. I am like a tree with
many branches. I could branch out to do that if I have a good script and
I work with one of the best directors.
Scariest thing that has ever happened to me
The scariest thing that has happened to
me lately; I was at the point of losing my father. That is the scariest
because you never want to lose anyone, no matter how young or old. He
had been ill and was close to death. I don’t really want to remember bad
memories. This is the most recent and I want to forget the ones before,
as I really want to let go of those sad things.
Life in the barracks
My father was a soldier. It was fun, I
think it was. The last place I remembered my dad serving before
retirement was in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Prior to that, I did not really
experience it. My elder sisters did. He travelled around a lot, so some
of my sisters have been to the North, East. The last place we came to
before he retired, I was three years old, at Ogun State. I think it was
okay, living in the barracks. It was fine. I grew up in the barracks. It
doesn’t matter. Home is home whether in the barracks or outside its
walls. It’s just about being content with what you have. It was not
rough. I went to all the army schools. I don’t remember being stubborn
when I was young, but now I think I’m more stubborn because I’m on guard
now. I don’t know if stubbornness makes me be on my guard. I think so
many people try to take advantage of me and that is why I’m on guard.
Why I think people try to take advantage of me
In this part of the world, people do try
to take advantage of others. I don’t think it is paranoia. Sometimes,
I’m quiet about it and sometimes I stand my ground and say, ‘no, you
can’t do this’. I don’t know if that is being stubborn, I am just being
defensive.
Being married
It feels good to be married, it has been
wonderful and it is easy. Nothing is perfect though, you work at
everything everyday. The most important thing is that if you have
someone that genuinely cares about you and supports you, believes in
what you are doing and allows you to have a bit of freedom, when you
have that, I think you are good.
My fashion style
Fashion for me has to be comfortable and
sexy; so anything I wear, I want to feel that way. I want to feel good
about myself. I love anything African print. They are always so
beautiful. Even though we have it here, we don’t showcase it enough. For
me, I love African print and I like to match it with western stuff so
it could give an Afrocentric kind of look.
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