Nigerian businesswoman and former beauty queen, Dabota Lawson has spoken out about her failed marriage and how her parents reacted to the news.
In a recent interview with TVC’s “Your View” show, the single mother said she regretted marrying her ex-husband, Prince Sunny Aku, since they were incompatible.
Dabota married the wealthy businessman in December 2014, but according to reports, they split up a year later.
At the time of their marriage, she was 23 years old while her husband was 58 years old. The 35-year-age-gap quickly became a talking point among many who felt the gap was too wide and she was too young. She stood her ground that she married for love and the age gap was no issue for her.
The couple welcomed their daughter to the world on Saturday, October 8, 2016. The next year, Dabota filed for divorce.
According to several reports, the couple got divorced because Aku was still legally married to someone else at the time they got married. On those grounds, she decided to annul the marriage.
During the interview, the stunning mom of one stated that after she and her estranged husband divorced, her parents were overjoyed to welcome her back home.
Despite the internet hype, she noted that her parents were supportive and neither of them questioned her about the reasons behind her failed marriage but instead preferred to respect her privacy.
She did, however, noted that her ex-husband eventually contacted her to apologize and admit his mistakes.
“My parents were so happy to have me back, my dad and my mother didn’t ask any questions. Nobody really wanted to stress me about it. I just went home and was fine.
He contacted me and apologised for a lot of things but I have moved past that stage. I’m not emotionally invested in it so I was able to forgive and we have been fine since then.”
In a post she made in 2018, she revealed that she regretted getting married. In her words,
“I mostly regret ever getting married in 2014 ( please keep all that lessons and whatever you think I got from it talk ) I hate the fact that I did !PERIOD!”
Dabota stepped into the limelight as a beauty queen during her time as a contestant on Nigeria’s Top Model in 2007. Two years later, she competed in the Miss Nigeria Beauty UK pageant, emerging as the winner.
