It’s a change of levels as Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo moves to her Lekki
home without much media bliss.
home without much media bliss.
The luxury lifestyle of the divorced mother of two has raised eyebrows and
many have been pointing fingers at a rich politician who has now relocated
abroad. Though keeping the identity of the ‘rich lover’ to her chest despite
the fact that we all know who the rich politician is, it’s obvious the actress
is bent on living life to the fullest.
many have been pointing fingers at a rich politician who has now relocated
abroad. Though keeping the identity of the ‘rich lover’ to her chest despite
the fact that we all know who the rich politician is, it’s obvious the actress
is bent on living life to the fullest.
Always attired in designers’ items, the pretty actress opened up recently
on her first marriage.
on her first marriage.
According to her, the
marriage crashed not because she was an actress.
marriage crashed not because she was an actress.
“If
I had problems with my marriage, it had nothing to do with my acting profession,”
she stated.
I had problems with my marriage, it had nothing to do with my acting profession,”
she stated.
She
went further: “I wasn’t even a star when I got married. And when I got out of
my marriage, I still wasn’t a star. Up until I got married, I’d only featured
in one film, ‘Satanic,’ and I pulled out of the industry the moment I got
married.
went further: “I wasn’t even a star when I got married. And when I got out of
my marriage, I still wasn’t a star. Up until I got married, I’d only featured
in one film, ‘Satanic,’ and I pulled out of the industry the moment I got
married.
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“So
I wasn’t acting in those years that I was married. I was a full-time housewife
and businesswoman. I actually chose to come back into acting because I had
started having issues with my marriage and knew it wasn’t making me happy.
I wasn’t acting in those years that I was married. I was a full-time housewife
and businesswoman. I actually chose to come back into acting because I had
started having issues with my marriage and knew it wasn’t making me happy.
“And
I knew that wasn’t the way I wanted to live my life. Yes, there are lots of
problems in celebrity marriages; and the reason is that as celebrities, we live
in our own world.”
I knew that wasn’t the way I wanted to live my life. Yes, there are lots of
problems in celebrity marriages; and the reason is that as celebrities, we live
in our own world.”
Still on celebrity marriages crashing and why
some actresses don’t have lasting marriages, she explained:
some actresses don’t have lasting marriages, she explained:
“We
work hard a lot, moving from one location to the other; and usually when a
female in the industry meets a male guy who just comes from the blues, he
usually comes with a lot of loaded lies and sweeps some of these colleagues of
mine off their feet.
work hard a lot, moving from one location to the other; and usually when a
female in the industry meets a male guy who just comes from the blues, he
usually comes with a lot of loaded lies and sweeps some of these colleagues of
mine off their feet.
“And
they in turn are not patient enough to study these guys well enough, because society
expects them to be married. So people tend to marry for specific reasons, and
as far as I am concerned, you must be able to define the reason you love
someone to the extent of marriage.
they in turn are not patient enough to study these guys well enough, because society
expects them to be married. So people tend to marry for specific reasons, and
as far as I am concerned, you must be able to define the reason you love
someone to the extent of marriage.
“Once
you get married for a reason, then there is a problem. I got married because I
was pregnant. That was a reason. My husband married me because I was pregnant
for him; that was also a reason. Most men get married to ladies in the industry
because of the celebrity aura around them, only to realise that there is a lot
to marriage than that.
you get married for a reason, then there is a problem. I got married because I
was pregnant. That was a reason. My husband married me because I was pregnant
for him; that was also a reason. Most men get married to ladies in the industry
because of the celebrity aura around them, only to realise that there is a lot
to marriage than that.
“They
also discover that in reality, these ladies aren’t as perfect as the screens
project them and then the men cannot get used to the ego that comes with the
profession and typically want to be the man and break those wings. And if the
woman is such that wouldn’t be tamed, then there is a crisis and a collision.”
also discover that in reality, these ladies aren’t as perfect as the screens
project them and then the men cannot get used to the ego that comes with the
profession and typically want to be the man and break those wings. And if the
woman is such that wouldn’t be tamed, then there is a crisis and a collision.”
