Actor Kunle Remi has faced and talked criticism about his love scene with his onscreen wife Bimbo Ademoye in Kunle Afolayan’s Anikulapo.
In the specific scene, the king’s wife – played by Bimbo Ademoye – takes off her clothes before having sex with Saro – played by Kunle Remi.
Social media users showed in collective shock at the sight of the queen’s breasts and Kunle’s butt, creating a heated debate about the actors going nude.
Talking about the matter in an Instagram live session, Kunle defended the scene, saying that it was necessary to the plot and their characters’ development. In his words:
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“A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THE NUDE SCENE WAS NOT NECESSARY, BUT I’M GONNA SAY THIS; AS AN ENGINEER, I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW TO ENGINEER, AS AN ACCOUNTANT I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW TO DO YOUR ACCOUNTING. AS A CHEF, I CANT TEACH YOU HOW TO COOK SO AS AN ACTOR YOU CAN’T TELL ME HOW FAR OR WHAT I SHOULD DO IN MY JOB.
THAT SCENE FOR US SYMBOLISED THE MOMENT WHEN WE WERE SO VULNERABLE. ANYWAYS NIGERIANS ARE HYPOCRITES. BUT THAT WAS THE MOST VULNERABLE MOMENT FOR THESE CHARACTERS AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY GENUINELY MADE LOVE”.
Anikulapo is the story of Saro, a travelling clothe weaver, who was beaten to death for having an affair with the Alaafin’s youngest wife.
A mystical bird brings him back to life, leaving behind a gourd with the power to raise the dead.
