Veteran actor Adebayo Salami, better known as Oga Bello, has warmly praised Nollywood star Bimbo Ademoye, calling her a respectful daughter figure who knows her craft and loves her parents.
In a recent interview with African A-List that circulated widely on Saturday, November 14, 2026, the father of filmmaker Femi Adebayo spoke glowingly about the younger actress.
“Bimbo Ademoye is my very good daughter who knows what she’s doing,” he said.
He continued:
“There are some who don’t respect elders, but Bimbo isn’t like that. I like her because she loves her parents. She seeks advice, and I do give her advice.”
The comments come days after Ademoye visited Femi Adebayo’s Euphoria 360 Cinemas in Ikeja on November 9. During the outing she knelt to greet Salami in a show of respect, while Femi lifted her off the ground in an affectionate greeting he later described as carrying her like a sister.
Salami also looked back on his own early days in theatre. He insisted he never entered the industry for fame or money.
“I joined theatre; I did not join to be popular or to earn money from it. When they threatened what they would do to me, I ran away. I began to sleep in the church,” he recalled, adding that he stayed there for seven months.
Ademoye, born in 1991, has built a strong public reputation for close family ties. She has frequently celebrated her father online and, last month, marked the 20th wedding anniversary of her adoptive mother Uduak Isong and her husband. Fans have long noted her willingness to show deference to industry elders, a quality Salami highlighted in the interview.