The Cable
Globally, celebrities thrive on publicity and it’s not surprising that they are often the most talked about in every society; everything about them makes the news.
A huge number of people in the entertainment industry often try to portray a perfect life by concealing their struggles and feeding the public with a utopia.
But over the years, events have shown that celebrities are also vulnerable individuals who struggle with different aspects of their lives. A common aspect of such struggles is in their marriages.
Marriage, they say, is a lovely union between two people. And when it occurs in the world of celebrities, it exudes fairytale vibes that make many people ask, “God when?”
However, many of these fairytale celebrity marriages usually end up with a lot of drama, conflicts, and “breakfast” as added baggage.
In recent months, several celebrity marriages have crashed in Nigeria — to the chagrin of those who look up to such unions for inspiration.
When such happens, it usually quashes the hopes and fantasies people have about celebrity marriages.
In April, Yewande Adekoya’s eight-year-old marriage to Abiodun Ishola Thomas crashed over alleged infidelity and domestic violence.
In June, Chacha Eke, the Nollywood actress also announced the end of her nine-year-old marriage to Austin Faani Ikechukwu, the movie director, citing alleged “physical abuse”.
Barely three days after Chacha’s break-up, Abdulrasheed Bello, better known as JJC Skillz, announced his separation from Funke Akindele, after six years of marriage to the actress.
It should also be noted that they are celebrities who have been married for over two decades; they include Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva, Peju Ogunmola and Sunday Omobolanle, and Gloria and Nobert Young, among others…
