Nollywood actress and filmmaker Toyin Abraham has revealed that her husband, fellow actor Kolawole Ajeyemi, played a major role in helping her give up cigarette smoking.
Speaking during an appearance on the Morayo Show, the 43-year-old actress described Ajeyemi as one of the greatest blessings in her life, saying he has always allowed her to be herself while also guiding her when necessary.
“Kolawole Ajeyemi is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. He lets me be me. I used to smoke cigarettes. I still smoke vape once in a while. But I stopped smoking cigarettes,” she said.
“My husband told me something when I got pregnant that ‘you know you can no longer smoke’.”
Abraham recalled that after the birth of their child, her husband noticed her smoking during an outing but chose not to confront her immediately.
Instead, she said he later made it clear that while he could not stop her from smoking, he would not tolerate their child being exposed to it.
“When I gave birth, we went out, and he saw me smoking; he did not say anything. But he told me that he did not say I should not smoke cigarettes, but must not see the butt with his child,” she said.
“He warned that anytime he sees such, that would be the end of the marriage.”
The actress, who married Ajeyemi in 2019 and welcomed their son later that year, also addressed concerns about romantic scenes in movies and how her husband reacts to them.
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According to her, Ajeyemi understands the demands of her profession and has never had issues with her acting because of his maturity.
“About kissing in movies, my husband is mature. He is not a boy. He is a man. Most of my colleagues’ wives are comfortable with me. I can do every other thing. But ‘promiscuity’ is not one of them,” she said.
“God has blessed me with a platform now; I do not have to kiss anybody like years past.”