GhanaCelebrities.Com caught up with Actress & Model-Nikoletta Samonas of Beyonce 1 & 2 fame for a chat and we ended up talking about her inspiration, relationship, values, family, career and others.
After the movie ‘Beyonce’, Nikki continued acting by starring in War of Roses, Desperate Measure, Red Label, Love and Bullets, Wrong Line, DNA Test and other African movies.
Check out our chit chat and exclusive photos below…
GhanaCelebrities.Com: What do you represent as an individual, in terms of your values?
I am a Christian; I represent the image of God and Christian values.
I am a female; I represent the chalice, womanhood and most of all
I represent me, because there is no other me in the world
GhanaCelebrities.Com: From what I know, you started as a model and now an actress, any chances of you going back to modeling?
I still model, a commercial model and I still get gigs. As at now, 2 of ma adverts are still airing on television.
GhanaCelebrities.Com: Apart from acting, what else are you involved in?
I work with farmhouse productions in Osu, makers of things we do for love, fortune island and theMalta Guinness streetdance. I major in concept development.
GhanaCelebrities.Com: What inspires/motivates you as an actress?
My life experiences and the experiences of others shared, Movies, books and most of all seminars and documentaries…
When I am exposed to these mediums of communication I feel my very own experience of existence is just a fraction of what my life is all about.
With the help of my family commenting my moves and the little voice in my head screaming to me to work hard I don’t stop moving towards my goal even though decision making is a paradox of choice.
GhanaCelebrities.Com: Have you had to make many sacrifices in your personal relationships within your career? If yes, what are they?
In general, achieving a goal means working towards it. And working towards something means making sacrifices. So yes, I have made sacrifices.
One example I’ll give has to do with the choice of roles I get in making a movie. I sometime back had a major role for a script and in as much as I had wanted to do it, I couldn’t because my management didn’t agree with the terms of finances and that created a big fight between them and I .
One extremely good role gone down the drain. A sacrifice I had to make. And vice versa; the finances are superb but the role is not. So it goes on hand in hand and sometimes messes up the relationship between my management and I.
GhanaCelebrities.Com: How do you deal with the negative criticisms that come with being an actress?
I tell myself that its part of the job and I can’t run away from it. Besides human beings are always being criticized let alone those of us in the spotlight. It’s a normal phenomenon, its human behavior. Then I tell myself to watch my step.
GhanaCelebrities.Com: Who are your role models as far as your career is concerned?
Rama Brew, Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey and Nicole Kidman
GhanaCelebrities.Com: What’s the most challenging aspect of being an actress in Ghana?
Putting myself in a character and convincing the viewers how real that character is in a movie, but making sure in that in real life I am not perceived as that character but as the real me, the real Nikki. That is a lot of work and extremely challenging
GhanaCelebrities.Com: What advice would you give to aspiring actresses?
Nothing comes easy in life… work hard and you will get there believing that with God all things are possible.
GhanaCelebrities.Com: Lastly, tell us a little bit about yourself, family and love life…
Am still the same Nikoletta Samonas just around the corner. A graduate of KNUST, a September 5th born, Virgo by star and loves swimming, watching movies, and dancing, preferably salsa.
I am half Greek Half Ghanaian, living in Tema. I like travelling when am less busy. My favourite local food is banku, it can go with anything but ild prefer okro soup. I don’t eat meat. I am into sea foods, spices and veggies. I am a craze for jewelries and I love gadgets.
On Sundays my mum prepares homemade waakye or omo tuo and ooo, that’s one thing I’ll never stop eating even when I get married, I’ll prepare it myself, it’s a secret recipe. I laugh a lot and I like to be sarcastic.
I paint when I have the time to as well. Am pretty private about my personal life as it does not conform to my life as an actress.
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It’s a no no for me,No Comment further
lesbien……………… or sorry bisexual back in holy child sch…cape coast…. hope she’s now straight….
she doesnt really resemble a halfcaste she looks more ethiopian somalian. how old is she?she is pretty tho.she was born in tema and she speaks twi fluently. dese halfcaste gh actors they always want everybody to know dat they are halfcaste
@mya,
that’s because they think being halfcaste you are all that. well seeing through a ghanaian eye that is. Out side of Africa you are black!!!
Cool interview…She’s very naturally pretty in her pics…think she looks better with her natural hair than the pic with the weave. Still can’t get over a movie being entitled ‘Beyonce’ lol She sounds grounded though need to watch one of her movies.
Chai! Never knew Nikki is this ugly. Upon all the makeup n photoshop, this is the best she could present?
@Eve, I hope you are not uglier than her. wish to see your picture “madam beautiful”
i dont like the pictures.they are just wrong.picture quality is terrible and the makeup is just so raw.niki looks prettier than this.and she looks tiredi have seen other pictures of her and those once are really nice pls change the pictures
NIKI IS ONE OF THE WORST ACTRESS IN GHANA AFTER JULIET IBRAHIM – JUST A HORRIBLE ACTRESS. CANT ACT FOR SHYT.
She’s pretty…buh she can’t act to save her life!
she is likeable in her bitchee roles
@sheila nyantekyi, thats exactly the problem she talked about.she tries to make her characters as real as possible yet pple like u mistake it as the real nikki.
@Paapa or whatever you call urself…..did she fuck your sister??? watch what u say about people cos u never knw…
@Emi,Did you fuck your brother once for you to be asking some stupid question like that
@Emi, everyone noes nikki….. those who went to school in capecoast and those who went to KNUST………………… do u know any HOLYCHILD GAL who finished 2003??? ask her…… do u noe anyone who was in the college of ART in KNUST??, ask em… why wud i cam here & lie aba someone??? mmttccchheewww!!!!……….. just hope she’s no longer a bisexual and she’s staight now…lmao
i totally agree with you. but the fact is most of them are abondend bastards. most of this foreign men made babies with the local women and left. most of this halcastes are 100%ghanaian in the inside cause they grew up there. to me they are fully ghanaians.
and u are who to judge but a narrow minded person…its funny how most european countries do not want toaccept people ascitizens just by birth…but ghananians want to inflict that title like its not worth anything…and she didnt deny that she was ghanaian but stated she was mixed race thus a person of black and white parentage
stop hating people is pathetic…to think you all had time to read then comment on nothing productive only shows how vindictive u all are…get a life and let somone live hers….i doubt niki will ever go on your site if u should ever have one to write hateful insights about you….and just by that shows how much of a better person she is than you….
blah blah blah all day long..was that the most sensible thing that came to your mind….or u just so shallow and hateful…ohhh no its just cause you really just stupid…
why is that all mix race Ghanaians are all into acting? aren’t there any other jobs for them in Ghana?
@akosua, thats because gh is obsessed with lightskinned people. t hey come 2 gh and act and then brag about how proud they are to be lebanese greek or dutch while most of them were born and bred in ghana
Do u wnt a mixed race person 2 deny the other side of their heritage too,
Well, She doesnt look like model to me.In todays world, everyone calls themselves a model just when they r skinny and fair…..hmmmm
@Adjoa nbaaso), yeah ur rite these are really bad pictures
I think she is a cute girl but the photos she submitted to GC did not do her any justice. The pics are badly taken and make-up badly done. Who was her make-up artiste? Don’t tell me it was her mother.
Well..hmm…nufin stunnin tho..jst normal..i dnt like her actin..she shld stick to commercials…
ghanaians shld leave nikki alone.fuck all haters of nikki pretty face.
Another disappointed white girl (Obrani Petey) in Ghana desperately looking to be famous and the only route is to say I am an Actress or a model. Has she forgotten the other joint? Prostitution is an easy route and can make you famous too.
That will save some of us from bad acting and seeing these people on our screens all the time. It will also open way for the better actress to come in. Actress my foot
despite the criticism from others take it to be a natural phenomenom u matter how many times they send.to me u are the most promising and wonderful actress i hav eva seen.dont worry about the comments they send about your pictures cos u are still u no matter the pictures you paste.LIKE A PERSONAL ADMIRER WHAT I GOT TO TELL YOU IS NEVER AND EVER SAY NEVER,NEVER BE AROGANT AMONG OTHERS U ALWAYS FOUND YOURSELF IN BETWEEN THEM.YOU ARE ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL AND THAT U WILL BE FOREVER.I LOVE YOU SO MUCH…TAKE CARE MY ANGEL……….
Helo_ha, Nikki Samonas is jux e IT girl.. Pretty, good and blah blah blah.. Am totally lost 4 words.. Keep ur head up gyal n dun bother e shit u hear cuz definately ppl gon hate.. I love u..
Tiffany I do respect your right to express your opinion, but c’mon there’s no need to bring out the frustration and desperation of your life on a girl who had equal opportunities to you but simply took advantage of them better than you… “Prostitution the way to success” ???? you are the first woman to suggest this (openly at least) just think would you want your daughter to do that, or are you doing that yourself and want to pull in more ppl so u can feel better about yourself. I know Nikki and she has worked hard to be where she is so just leave her to be. You’re not God so dnt judge. I could easily say things about you but won’t. Hope you do find true happiness in life cos that’s what we shd all aspire to.