Actress/Mum-Of-Two, Annie Idibia Talks About What She Dislikes About Being Called ‘Wife’
Actress, entrepreneur and mum-of-two, Annie Macaulay Idibia has revealed some of her inner thoughts during a weekend interview with the Punch. Annie who is herself a model, presenter and actress is married to Nigerian music icon, Innocent ‘2face’ Idibia and they share quite a lovely bond as far as we can tell.
While she obviously loves her husband and family, Annie, revealed in a part of the interview that focused on her marriage, family, and career, that she hates being simply regarded as “2face’s wife” because it eliminates her hardwork and reduces her brand. The mum-of-two also said, she would very much love that her individuality is preserved and that people would address her as Annie, instead of “2face’s wife”.
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Read excerpts from the interview below:
“This year started for me quite tough. I spent the first three months of this year in the hospital with my father because he had been sick for a while but God has been great and I am grateful. I am actually closer to my mother than my father because she raised us single-handedly. My father is still my father and since he was sick we had to rally round him.
Growing up with only my mother really affected my life and I suffered and I do not ever want my children to face the agony of not having both parents together because it was so hard for us. Even right now, the way the world is, children are more enlightened than we were in our days, so the pressure would be harder on the kids from broken homes right now. I do not want my children to ever experience that.”
On her career and how she would love to be addressed, she said,
“I took a break from my career because after I got married, I got pregnant so I had a baby and had to get used to the new life. I think I did not do any movie for about three years. Being addressed as Tubaba’s wife instead of Annie the actress has been a problem that I have been trying to work on for a long time.
I want to believe that I have successfully been able to identify and differentiate my brand as Annie Idibia the actress/career woman and Annie Idibia the wife/mother. I prefer being addressed as Annie and not Tubaba’s wife. I hate this because I am my own person and have worked hard to build my career and brand. I should be identified and respected on that basis.”
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Annie was one of the video vixens that appeared in 2face’s classic song, “African Queen”. The duo dated on and off for years with 2face fathering children from two other women before he finally tied the knot with Annie in 2012. The couple have been going strong ever since.
Annie once revealed in a social media post that she would like to die shortly after 2face dies because she cannot imagine a world without him.