I took acting classes to fit into my role, says Tiwa Savage

By Tosin Brown

Popular Nigerian songstress, Tiwa Savage has opened up about her venture into acting.

The singer opened up on how she had to take acting lessons for her to get her role in ‘Water & Garri’ the movie.

Savage also revealed that her first career choice was acting, not music.

In 2018, Savage featured in MTV Shuga series. She played the role of a mum and appeared in quite a number of scenes.

When asked about her acting experience for ‘Water & Garri,’ Savage said she took classes for two months to get her role in the film ‘Water and Garri’.

“I have always wanted to do acting, acting was one of my first love before music. I got into music because I had a crush on a guy who is always around musicians. So I said yeah, forget acting let me just go into music,” she said.

“So this is a full circle moment for me, coming back into acting. Executive producing is like a dream for me. Acting is very difficult because you have to prepare. I had to take two months of acting classes to get into this particular role and for me it was hard to adjust back. It is fun to not be myself for a few weeks.”

The singer also revealed she has an upcoming album which is more RnB than Afro.

“I have an album coming up, it is more RnB than Afro. Well, it is mix of Afrobeats  but it is definitely more RnB. I have some great collaborations on there too but I can not say them here,” she added.

Savage recently said ‘Water and Garri’, the film she produced, will be released on Prime Video in 240 countries.