Temilade, the youngest daughter of veteran actor Jide Kosoko, has candidly discussed the mixed effects her father’s legacy has had on her acting journey.
In a recent interview, she expressed her dissatisfaction with people connecting her acting achievements solely to her father’s fame. Temilade emphasized that the connections and relationships she’s built in the industry were established through her own efforts rather than her father’s influence.
She shared, “First of all, I am glad to finally finish school after six years, even though it was supposed to be four years. And life after school has been almost the same because in truth I am just coming out of it, I can’t really say much about what is going to be right now. But It is not like I have not been in the industry before, the major difference now is just that I would have more time for my career.”
Reflecting on the impact of being Jide Kosoko’s daughter, she stated, “It is a long story; I wish I could speak more about this privately. Being Jide Kosoko’s daughter has had negative and positive side effects on me and my career. On the good side, I have been able to network better, although most of the people I know, I got to know them myself and not through my father.”
Temilade further explained, “My dad barely introduces me to anybody. I don’t really like it when people attach me or my success to my dad.”
Addressing the downsides of being the offspring of a celebrity, she revealed, “I tell people that being the daughter of a celebrity has done more harm than good to me. First of all, It usually makes people have an impression about you that’s totally wrong.Many people see you, and they automatically think you’re proud, so before you can even prove to them that you’re not they are already giving you attitude.”
She continued, “There are so many places that I work into and once they know that I’m Jide Kosoko’s daughter they all just start giving me attitude.”
Discussing the heightened expectations that come with sharing her parents’ profession, Temi noted, “When it comes to being featured or starred in movies, they almost always expect you to do more. Even if you’re doing it perfectly and you get the role, you will hear people say things like, ehn she got it because she’s the daughter of this and that. This is not true because I have actually put in the effort to get the role. Though to be honest the name accords me a lot of respect.”