How My Friend Wrecked My Marriage | Actress And Mom-Of-One, Ronke Odusanya
Famous Yoruba actress, Ronke Odusanya has broken her silence on her marriage to Saheed Olarewaju, widely known as Jago, sharing inside details leading to their separation
Speaking during an interview on Wasila Coded TV with hosts and fellow actress Bimpe Akintunde, the mother of one revealed that a friend had allegedly misled her ex-husband by spreading damaging rumors about her.
The friend also alleged that she was having a romantic affair with a senator and had gone to sleep in his house with their daughter, Fife.
Odusanya explained that these rumors deeply impacted her relationship with Jago. However, she was able to provide evidence to disprove the allegations, sending her ex-partner a photo of her location and including a timestamped video.
Ronke added that Jago later regretted listening to her friend. She said,
“A friend of mine told him that I wanted to leave him and go into prostitution. That when I left that night, I went to sleep in a Senator’s house with Fife. When he told me, my mouth was left open.
“Then I sent him a picture; God gave me grace; I didn’t know how I did it. I did a recording of the time and the date, were on my phone for the video. I recorded it when we got to where we would sleep.
“When it happened that time and degenerated, my partner later realized that he shouldn’t have listened to the things he heard back then.”
Reflecting on the difficult period, the 44-year-old talented entertainer admitted that she faced financial hardships following the split. In her words:
“When we left, I didn’t have up to N10,000 in my account, but I decided this was it. I had nothing; all my jewelry was taken away, and I fainted with that. I was wondering where to start from. I cried so much that day because I didn’t have money to get an accommodation.”