Ghanaian actor, James Gardiner, has disclosed how he struggled to kiss Nigerian actress Tonto Dikeh the first time they met on set.
According to the Zylofon signee, he acknowledged and respected Tonto as a trailblazer in the movie industry so he could hardly play a kissing role with her.
He added that his inability to give a simple kiss on the set “angered” the Nollywood actress as she could not comprehend why that should be a case.
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“They told me to kiss Tonto Dikeh and I said how could I kiss her? She might get angry with me. I was so scared to kiss her. My reluctance was not because I have not kissed a woman before, but it’s one thing to kiss a woman in your own space and another on the screens. I mean, this is someone I used to watch on the TV and admire so much, so how can I kiss her just like that?”
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“I was so scared that the director had to pull me to the side and talk to me, and she (Tonto Dikeh) was even getting angry because I was struggling to put myself together for the act” he told Delay.
James Gardiner has featured in numerous Ghanaian and Nollywood movies, some of his movies are My Husband’s Secret, Happy Death Day, Broken Mirror, A Night with her et al.