July 12, (THEWILL) – Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has opened up about her failed marriages.
The actress has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Kehinde Oloyede, but the union didn’t stand the test of time.
She made another attempt and got married to music artiste, Abdulrasheed Bello, also known as JJC Skillz. The marriage also crashed a few years after she welcomed a set of twins.
In an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, the mother of two opened up about her failed relationships.
She advised ladies not to rush into marriage so that they will not rush out of it.
“The only reason I will share this with you is to encourage young ladies out there that are in a hurry to get married.
“Those that are pressured to get married. Calm down, take your time, If you rush in, you will rush out.”
Speaking further, Akindele explained how she just wanted to do things the right way, get married and have children. However, her first marriage failed and ended in a very messy way.
According to her, she realised that the news of her failed marriage had become public knowledge when someone called to tell her about it while she was on a movie set. Akindele said she wanted to die at that moment.
The movie star admitted that she lost a number of deals during that period, but she decided not to let it break her.
“I just wanted to get married. I want to do things right, have children and all that. When I went into the (first) marriage, it didn’t work fine. And it ended in a very bad way.
“On social media, the noise was everywhere. I was actually filming and somebody called me and told me, I wanted to die!
“I cried, lost some good deals then. But I didn’t let it break me.”
The actress advised ladies to get married because they love their partner and want to spend the rest of their lives with the person.
She added that people should not get married because of children or because of pressure from society, most especially when they are taunted for being childless at a certain age.
