Nollywood actor and politician, Desmond Elliot, has come out to share the reason behind his fashion statement at the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. He recently revealed that there was a deeper meaning behind his outfit for the awards ceremony.
Speaking during an interview with Saturday Beats, the movie star said that because he is more of a politician than an actor nowadays, he tries to do things differently when he has the opportunity to step out and attend events.
Desmond stated that while he doesn’t deliberately try to make too much noise at such gatherings, it always turns out that way.
According to him, life is really about taking chances, so even if there is a potential to completely mess things up by going over the top, he still wants to make bold decisions and have no regrets.
“I am more in politics now and it means the few times you have the opportunity, just come out different. Don’t make too much noise but let people see a lot of noise in what you are doing. It could go two ways. It could be good or you could totally mess it up. Life is about taking chances and at 50, you have to take bold chances,” he said.
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The political figure insisted that his watchwords remain power, strength, loyalty, stability and love, so he’ll always remain confident in his elephant imprint.
Elliott shared that coming through mid-life crisis will make you do things according to how you are feeling at a certain moment, therefore, Nigerians should just learn to let people live their lives.
“What gives me confidence now is the fact that I have an elephant imprint which has always been my watchword because of what the elephant stands for – power, strength, loyalty, stability, love.
I won’t exactly say I love it but it is okay. Right now, I don’t go too extreme. When you come through what they call ‘midlife crisis’, you just learn to consider how you are feeling at the moment but, generally, it is just my own way of saying let everyone live their lives.
On if he recently went through a midlife crisis, Desmond Elliot responded, “That is if I am not still in it.”
