Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has opened up on why she dumped her ex-husband Chukwuma Orizua after welcoming a son together.
The actress revealed that she “fell out of love” with her ex-husband.
She revealed this while speaking recently in a podcast interview with her colleague Iyabo Ojo.
The mother of one said she got tired of her marriage because of the constant pressure from her husband’s family members who were always asking her to quit entertainment.
She said, “I won’t advise anybody to be in a marriage when you’re not in love with the man. I think that’s the reason a lot of women cheat. In this Lekki, you have too many women who cheat in their marriages.
“For me, I fell out of love. The man [my ex-husband] was a good man. I fell out of love because of what his family was doing. The family didn’t want me to continue acting. They didn’t want me to do anything acting. They were like, ‘If we are going to marry you, you’ll stop doing entertainment.’ And I will be like, ‘Even my mum can’t even stop me. That is my life. Do you know how many years it took me?’
She also noted that even though her ex-husband didn’t have an issue with doing entertainment his family’s constant clamor for her to quit made her feel like she was in a place where her vision was not seen, and her vision wasn’t chased with her.
“He [my ex-husband] was in support of me. He doesn’t even stress me but because of the whole saga, it was like I was in a place where the people didn’t even understand my vision. They don’t understand what I’m chasing. You need to chase it with me. This is what your wife wants. You can’t kill my dream. This is what I’ve worked for so many years to get here. So, you can’t just wake up and say, “Because you want to marry me, give up on my dreams” she said.
