Thursday 5 May 2016

'Tinsel' Season 8 Episode 1769 Recap - Aired: Thursday 5 May 2016



Bimpe is in the manager’s office at Ziggy’s, talking to Telema on the phone.
Bimpe is telling her about the distributor who wanted her to act nude scenes.
Frank comes in to tell Bimpe that a guy is in the bar, looking for her
She continues chatting with Telema.


Brenda is still with an Angry Angela in the office.
She tells Angela that she doesn’t understand why she is taking the issue this way.
Angela says she needs information about Zane and Brenda is not providing any.
Brenda says she doesn’t know him too well and he has stopped working for her.
Angela says Brenda was sleeping with the guy so she should know something.
Brenda denies sleeping with him so Angela reminds her that she saw them kissing in the parking lot.
Brenda says a kiss doesn’t necessarily have to lead to sex.
Brenda is getting tired; she says she doesn’t know what more Angela wants from her.




Bimpe enters the bar and asks Frank for the guy. Frank feigns ignorance then he says the guy must have left.
Shalewa, Shoshannah and Helen rush in and they start screaming excitedly. Bimpe asks them why they are so excited.
They run up to her, take selfies then ask if she hasn’t heard the news.
She looks clueless so they tell her that she made the top 10 list for best actresses.
Bimpe reads the list from Shoshanna’s phone and gets just as excited as the girls have been

The man who came to look for her returns and introduces himself to her as Mr. Jonas; he wants to discuss business with her.


Sheila is still with Yaya and she is clearly upset at the news Yaya just gave her.
She asks if Philip doesn’t want her to keep the baby because she’s a Guardia.
Yaya says Philip is not the father. Sheila gets even angrier.
Yaya begs her not get all judgmental.
Sheila says she doesn’t even know Yaya anymore
Yaya says she just wants to go and have the abortion.


Mr Jonas tells Bimpe to come and act in his movie.
She asks him how much he will pay her and he says 130k. She says she can't do  it for less than half a million.
Mr. Jonas says they have a very tight budget and he cannot even add  50Naira extra to the amount.
Bimpe reduces her fee to 400k, Mr. Jonas won’t doesn’t budge.
She brings it even lower to 300 and he says 130k or no deal.


Laide comes to see Sheila at home.
Sheila asks her what she wants.
Laide says it will be a bad idea for Sheila to attend the premiere of the Reel movie on Fred’s legacy.
Sheila tells Laide that she is not a shareholder at Reel. Laide reminds her that her daughter, Ife, is a shareholder.
Sheila tells her to leave.
Laide says she comes in peace and just doesn't think Sheila should attend the premiere.  Sheila says she cannot agree to that.
Laide says she won't leave until Sheila agrees.
Sheila is so upset that she is almost amused.

Sheila says if Laide doesn't leave, she will call security.
Laide says she understands what it's like to be unwanted and that's exactly what Sheila is, unwanted. She says the Guardias are fugitives and not wanted.
Sheila tells her, one last time, to leave.
Laide detects the threat in Sheila’s tone so, she leaves.
Sheila calls Philip and tells him she will be at the premiere.


Maro, Odum Mimi and Oris are at Ziggy’s.
Oris and Maro are ignoring each other so Mimi and Odum, make fun of them.
Odum gets a call and he tells the caller that they are not in the office but at Ziggy’s bar.
After the call, he tells the others that Tolu will be joining them. Mimi is now upset. Oris and Maro now make fun of her.


Philip meets with the press after they viewed the movie trailer
Peju asks him how much was sunk into the movie.
He tells them it wasn’t just money; he came across letters written by his father to his mum and reading them as the movie was being made, gave him the strength and courage he needed to complete the movie.

Bimpe tells Shalewa and friends about the movie offer and 130k pay.
They tell her not to collect the money because others will think that's what she's worth
Shalewa suggests Bimpe should hire a manager.
Bimpe likes the idea.
They suggest one Mr. Midas that just came from out of the country.


Brenda enters her living room  to see Sankey waiting for her.
Sankey says she wants to know about Zane.
Brenda says first it was Angela and now her.
Sankey says she just wants to know, maybe Brenda forgot to mention something.
Zane chooses that excat moment to call Brenda.
Brenda ansers the call and immediately becomes nervous. She stutters at first but when he keeps talking, she looks at Sankey who smiles at her like she knows who is calling. Brenda finds her voice and tells him it’s a wrong number.


Dr. Gyang commends Philip for how he handled the press.
Laide comes in and says she wants to address Philip’s lies.  She says she wasn't in support of the Letters because it is a lie.
Dr Gyang tells Laide that her moral compass is quite convenient..
She asks Amaka if she's also in support.
Amaka says they have to push the movie.
Laide tells them to go ahead and push the movie but if Sheila attends the premiere, she will let everyone know that the letters are fake.




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