Yvonne Okoro: Men are afraid to approach me

Nigerian-Ghanaian actress Yvonne Okoro, has come out to quell a notion about dating women in the limelight.

On Tuesday, the actress who said she has been single for more than two years, took to her Twitter account to counter a notion that men are scared of her because she is in the limelight.

“I would say men are afraid to approach me, reason is there’s this misconception about women in the limelight, this is a FALSEHOOD,” she wrote.

The tweet elicited several responses from men who used the opportunity to ask her out.

One of such fans was @lilmodulo, who tweeted at her, writing, “@yvonneokoro am not a superstar, just any ordinary man but will you accept my proposal. Don’t take in funny sense!” to which the actress responded, “So sweet but maybe next time.”

Another fan, @NYboateng, wrote, “Bringing my application letter,” to which Yvonne responded, “Pls no I beg.”

Continuing in another tweet, Yvonne wrote, “We are all not evil and we are all not surrounded by 100men at a time… It’s a really LONELY job we have and to trust som1 enuff to date#hard.”

In a follow-up tweet, the actress who won Ghana Movie Awards Best Actress Award in 2010 advised men who might be scared of her.

“So pls those men that are rattled by wat I said, dont be, it’s my experience, so please calm yourselves.”

The actress has acted in movies such as ‘Ghana Must Go’,’ Like Cotton Twines’, ‘Contract’ and ‘4 Play’ among others.