Beauty & Bold Lorraine Guyo

Get to know Lorraine Guyo

#Hi Lorraine, so it’s part of our culture as Zim Influencers Magazine to start with this popular request, can you please tell us a little bit about yourself and what exactly makes Lorraine this unique amazing figure? A: Lorraine Guyo was born in Harare Glenview but most of my high school l did it in Masvingo, then lived in South Africa for one year and came back to Zimbabwe Harare. Unfortunately, my mother fell sick and passed on in 2017.That same year l got a job at Meikles Hotel in Harare. Then around 2019 l had to resign after the (ndinyengeiwo) video , however in an odd way that video made me pursue acting. I did my first skit with Comic pastor followed by Madam Boss, and ever since then we have witnessed a huge growth in our brand. We are constantly getting endorsements and a huge following on social media platforms as well.

#Lorraine, I really enjoy your videos, what really inspired you to get into acting? A: I have always loved acting from a young age. You know growing up watching Nigerian Movies was a thing back in the day. I would say the Nigerian actors motivated me into acting. All is because of the admiration l had for them and l told myself, l can do it as well. # Lorraine how do you manage to stay so calm, what’s your secret in dealing with criticism or any negative energy? A: In life there will always be those people who are waiting to shoot you down for the best reasons known to only them. However, for me l do not respond to any negative comments because the moment we do that we create a lot of tensions in the industry. Frankly speaking, one doesn’t lose anything if they don’t respond to negative energy. At the end of the day people are entitled to their opinions and in some cases, l do take criticism that is constructive which helps me grow to be a better person in life.

#Lorraine, you’re a mentor and an inspiration to many young women out there, what’s your advice to them? A: All l can say is work hard for yourself, embrace the opportunities to your advantage. Be the lady boss you want to be, upgrade and be an independent lady .We are trying to create a Zimbabwe with powerful and independent ladies who are financially and socially stable as well .Have your own projects ,find your own source of income no matter how small it might seem, it will grow big one day. # Well, Lorraine your short films send a lot of messages out there and we really appreciate. What other message or lessons are you trying to teach the world? A: The series that we have called NOT MY SON but unfortunately we stopped production due to lockdown .The main message was to educate mothers to love their sons but leaving a room for the wife to enjoy her marriage .They should not as well try and choose wives for their sons. Also, in a way we tackle the issue of girls as well that they should be morally upright, live up to their values and be faithful to their husbands.

#Lastly Lorraine, what can you say is the biggest challenge in the acting industry at the moment and how best can Film and Arts Organizations help most upcoming artists in Zimbabwe? A: The main issue is the lack of support from the responsible authority .For instance when we started we didn’t have cameras and we used phones for our productions .So if we were to get enough platforms and budget trust me, the industry will grow big and quite a lot of hidden talent will come out of Zimbabwe.