Relationships and marriages of high Nigerian celebrities suffered a sequence of setbacks in the 12 months 2022.
In the 12 months underneath evaluation, some celebrities in the leisure business had their marriage and relationship crash due to irreconcilable variations and other components.
Some of the components and points that led to celebrity marriages crashing are ego, lack of understanding, home violence, infidelity, monetary independence and pursuit of happiness or fame, amongst others.
Celebrities who have had their marriages crash embody Basketmouth, Do2dtun, Oritsefemi, Korra Obidi, Funke Akindele, Julius Agwu, and Gideon Okeke.
Comedian Bright Okpocha, professionally identified as Basketmouth, in a public assertion on Thursday, twenty second of December, introduced a divorce from his spouse, Elsie, after 12 years of marriage.
Basketmouth, who described the separation as an unavoidable scenario, stated “After much deliberations, my wife and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage.”
On sixteenth December, 2022, Omotayo, the spouse of the Popular Nigerian on air-persona, Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode identified as Do2dtun filed for separation from the Cool FM’s host over pressured abortion, home violence and emotional abuse.
In the identical development, the Popular Nigerian actor and stand-up comic, Julius Agwu confirmed his separation from his spouse, Ibiere Maclayton, throughout an Instagram dwell session with standard Nigerian broadcaster and socialite, Ifedayo Olarinde, a.ok.a Daddy Freeze.
Nollywood actor, Gideon Okeke in October, 2022, broke the information of his separation from his spouse, Chidera Uduezue, on his Instagram story amid separation rumours that trailed them for over a 12 months.
Similarly, Nabila Fash, the spouse of Nigerian musician, Oritsefemi Majemite Ekele referred to as by his first title, Oritse Femi in October, introduced their divorce in October. Nabila, throughout an interview with a well-known Nigerian Romanian broadcaster and socialite, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly identified as Daddy Freeze, revealed that their marriage has packed up following the alleged infidelity of the singer.
In June 2022, standard Nollywood actress Cha Cha Eke through her Instagram web page, introduced the finish of her marriage. She shared a cryptic publish in which she talked about that her life is at danger.
According to her, “Leave now Alive, or Leave a Corpse.” The publish created heaps of reactions from her followers, with most individuals questioning if she had been a sufferer of home violence.
Also in June, Abdulrasheed Bello, higher identified as JJC Skillz, on his Instagram web page confirmed that his marriage with well-known Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele had ended six years after their marriage and a number of rumours of separation. JJC Skillz introduced to the public that they are each “pursuing separate lives.”
Funke, whose first marriage was to Lagos politician Kehinde Oloyede, is presently the operating mate to the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olajide Adediran, popularly identified as Jandor.
In April, actress Yewande Adekoya introduced that she had ended her eight-year-old marriage to her husband, Abiodun Ishola Thomas over emotional abuse.
Also in March, a preferred American-based Nigerian dancer and mannequin, Anita Obidi Korra, popularly identified as Korra Obidi, who was married to an American physician and sports activities therapist, Dr Justin Dean, had her marriage crash a couple of days after welcoming their second youngster, a improvement that shocked many of their followers on social media.
Dean introduced on his social media accounts that he was executed with the marriage, causes which he blamed on infidelity, narcissism, and lack of accountability.
Reacting to this development in an interview with Pegars, an Abuja-based relationship counsellor, David Ogaba, recognized work schedule, social media hearsay, infidelity, lack of belief and misunderstanding amongst the causes of celebrity divorce.
”Celebrities are in a position to pursue divorce extra steadily as a result of of their financial place as they do not rely on other associate’s revenue,” he added.