Celebrity fashion designer Veekee James has made it clear that she would never allow her husband, Femi Atere, to keep a female best friend.
James, who publicly introduced her marriage to Atere in October 2023, later celebrated both their traditional and white wedding ceremonies in Akwa Ibom and Lagos in 2024.
Speaking on Off The Top, the designer explained that she considers herself her husband’s only acceptable confidante and companion, stressing that the idea of him maintaining such a close friendship with another woman is unacceptable.
“A man can have a female best friend, but my husband can never. I am my husband’s only best friend for life,” she said.
James added that she sees no logic in her spouse having another woman in such a personal role. “He cannot have me and another; it is just me. Any man who wants to can have a female best friend, but my husband is the exception because it simply doesn’t make sense to me.”
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She further extended her argument to other married women, insisting that a wife’s deepest emotional bond should always be with her spouse.
“Even if the lady is married, she should be her husband’s best friend. Her husband should be her solace, her hiding place and her refuge,” she said.
“Why is she looking for a best friend in my husband? It is not possible. There is no space for that. He does not have room for such; he is occupied with me.”
James recently disclosed that she battled days of tears and nearly fell into depression following accusations that she had ‘snatched’ her husband from a friend.