Why I Announce My Divorce Publicly – Celebrity Mum, Motilola Akinlami
Nollywood actress, Motilola Akinlami has shed light on her decision to go public about her divorce from her husband.
In an interview with fellow actress Biola Bayo, she recalled how a blogger threatened to expose her.
According to the mother of two, the blogger had messaged her and accused her of living a lie and threatened to reveal her marital status.
To take control of the narrative and avoid being blackmailed, she said she chose to make the announcement herself.
The Yoruba movie star also addressed the societal stigma surrounding women who go through failed marriages.
She stressed that no woman enters marriage planning to leave it, noting that most women commit to marriage with the genuine hope of building a lasting union.
Motilola called for greater empathy and understanding, urging the public to stop judging women whose marriages don’t work out.
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She said,
“Why did I announce my divorce? There was a blog at that time, the blogger messaged me and said you live in disguise, and I will expose it. I know that you have left your marriage. So, I was like, you want to blackmail me at this point? When I have got nothing else to lose, I will post it.
“There is one guy that is deceiving you, there is one man somewhere. I don’t know, I think I need to ask you people, do people think people go into marriages hoping to leave? I think they think there is a a new couple of women out there who go into marriage with the intention of leaving. So make it make sense.
“Except a woman is clinically insane, no woman will ever go into a marriage with the intention of leaving. You go because you want forever.”
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In 2021, the Yoruba actress announced her divorce from her air force husband, Mr Adekunle. The movie star said their decision to split was best for both of them as it involved no anger or violence, but due to their consensus.
Despite splitting up, she said their duties as parents to their two children remained intact.
Following the announcement, reports had claimed that the major reason why her marriage crashed was because of her extramarital affairs with her colleague, Kunle Afod.
According to Gistlover, Kunle’s wife found out about their affair, exposed them and claimed that Afod was the father of Motilola’s last child because of their striking resemblance.
Gistlover said Motilola’s husband heard about it and decided to abandon her and the children.