She is the youngest of all the queens the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, married this year in quick succession.
For Queen Tobi Phillips-Ogunwusi, life took another turn when she became the wife of the controversial monarch. She became sought after by many who wanted to know more about her and her life with the king.
On Thursday, she was at the TVC studio with ‘Your View’ crew and revealed how she met the Ooni.
“That year, I was praying to God that I wanted to get married. Then somebody called me and asked if I wanted to get married to the Ooni of Ife. He later introduced me to him but I didn’t take it seriously. But then, we started dating but there were too many interference and we didn’t get married. That was quite devastating for me. I always promised myself that I would marry who I love. I love him and he has some values about who I wanted to marry,” she said.
A former beauty queen, Tobi Phillips has said she would not be offended if the Ooni decides to marry more wives.
The former beauty queen got married to Oba Ogunwusi on Sunday, October 9, 2022.
Describing how she would react if Oba Ogunwusi takes more wives, Queen Phillips-Ogunwusi said she knows the Ooni is a traditionalist so she would not feel “too offended.”
“Naturally if you know who you are you won’t be so bothered by being in a group (of women). Also if you have your personality outside being somebody’s wife you won’t feel too offended,” she said.
“Knowing that being in this marriage, he (the Ooni) is a traditionalist he has a right to choose many women if he chooses to we already know that so I don’t think it should bother anyone.”
Phillips-Ogunwusi had a large following on Instagram before she got married.
Earlier in December, she revealed how the monarch fulfilled an eight-year dream of hers of having singer Timi Dakolo perform at her wedding.