Ireti Doyle shares how she almost lost a Job “for being the wrong Skin Colour”

Veteran actor Ireti Doyle, in a post on her Instagram page, is speaking about colorism.

In her post, she details how she almost lost a major gig when she first started out because her skin color wasn’t ideal adding that 20 years later, dark skin is being appreciated.

She wrote:

    I shot my 1st tv commercial over two decades ago. It was a major deal for an upcoming actor; for the visibility and the pay check.
    I nearly lost that gig for being the wrong skin colour. I didn’t match the client rep’s “ideal”.
    Thankfully, the director, Mr. Wale Fanu wasn’t a push over. He told the chap to let him do his thing or take him off the project.

    Fast forward 20yrs, “Melanin Poppin” has become a # and the dark skinned girl is having her day in the sun.
    It might take a little while longer, but eventually it will be clear that “loud and obnoxious” is not quite the same as “bold and audacious”…And that being polite, soft spoken and demure, is not “fake”; neither is it a “weakness”. 📷@kelechiamadiobi(AMVCA 2016)

See her post:

I shot my 1st tv commercial over two decades ago. It was a major deal for an upcoming actor; for the visibility and the pay check. I nearly lost that gig for being the wrong skin colour. I didn't match the client rep's "ideal". Thankfully, the director, Mr. Wale Fanu wasn't a push over. He told the chap to let him do his thing or take him off the project. Fast forward 20yrs, "Melanin Poppin" has become a # and the dark skinned girl is having her day in the sun. It might take a little while longer, but eventually it will be clear that "loud and obnoxious" is not quite the same as "bold and audacious"...And that being polite, soft spoken and demure, is not "fake"; neither is it a "weakness". 📷@kelechiamadiobi (AMVCA 2016) #IAmNigerianNotRaz #GrowWithGrace #BeBetterNotBitter #SpicyNotSpiteful

A post shared by Iretiola Doyle (@iretidoyle) on Apr 19, 2018 at 1:43am PDT