Seasoned actress Kate Henshaw has reacted to the recent controversy surrounding colleague Ngozi Ezeonu’s scolding of braless girls during an audition.
In a video that went viral, Ngozi Ezeonu was seen reprimanding the girls for their outfits, emphasising that an audition is a professional setting.
Kate Henshaw expressed support for Ngozi Ezeonu’s stance, stating that an audition is essentially a job interview and should be treated with the seriousness it deserves.
She argued that participants should dress professionally and not as if they were going for a casual errand.
Kate also addressed criticisms from social media users who argued that Ngozi Ezeonu had no right to tell auditionees how to dress.
She emphasised that Ngozi Ezeonu has every right to set standards for her audition and that participants should respect those standards.
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Henshaw said in a video: “I don’t know what bra did to you, you just want to jangle everywhere, that’s on you. But if you’re going somewhere for an interview, an audition is an interview for a role, you don’t dress as if you’re going down the road to buy sugar and groundnuts. I don’t blame them, I blame us for making entries so easy. This is a profession that has Aunty Joke, RMD, Ego Boyo, Aunty Ngozi Ezeonu, Aunty Patience, Aunty Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett, the late Sam Loco Efe, so many greats.
“If they don’t teach you at home, you will be taught outside. Then someone on X app said ‘she’s not their mother or family member to tell them how to dress’ You don’t want to dress well, stay at home.
“She has every right to say she doesn’t want to see this kind of dressing at her audition, and so it should be. Let’s put some respect on ourselves and what we’re coming to do.”
