It was indeed
a shocker when it was widely reported that actress Funke Akindele and her
husband Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede are no longer together.
What started
on social media soon spread to national newspapers. Akindele remained silent
for days, and many fans hoped this was yet another ill rumour.
Months
after the wedding, Kehinde was reported to have impregnated a certain lady,
Modinat Nike Dada. The couple did all they could to cover up the mess, but it
was out in the open.
Apart
from Modinat, there was the eldest wife, Fadekemi, who felt betrayed by Kehinde’s
marriage to Funke. Sources maintained that Fadekemi and Modinat neither
supported Funke’s marriage to Kehinde and even though he went ahead to marry
her, they firmly objected the union. It was gathered that there were issues
from Funke’s family too, especially from her immediate family. But the lovers
went ahead, against all odds. And it seemed to all that they had both found
happiness in one another.
What went
wrong?
With more
angles now coming out, including allegations that Almaroof, has become a
serial baby daddy, keeping a string of affairs, and even returning to the women
he had prior to the celebrity wedding with Funke Akindele, it was only a matter
of time before it was all out in the air.
Funke had
disgruntled wives to contend with. There were many fans, friends and colleagues
too, who felt she did not need to settle with an already married man; with the
attendant drama and chaos. But, as it is in the things of love, Funke went
ahead to tie the knot in what was unarguably, the most expensive, most
glamorous celebrity wedding of 2012.
‘Everyone
close to them knows the thing is not working and Funke is very unhappy. People
have been advising her. She has just been busy shooting and trying to occupy herself.
Couples separate and come back together. Even some divorced couples still
settle. So why are people talking as if this is final?’ one friend said over
the weekend, insisting ‘people should mind their business or pray for the
couple’
She was
happy beyond limits on her wedding day. And the days to come were full of
bliss. So were did it all go wrong? Or was it a facade all along?
Why the
marriage failed
Prior to
their high society wedding, it was widely reported that Kehinde had several
children from different women, a fact that was no mystery to Funke. It was
reported that he was married to two of the women, an allegation that the
‘Jenifa’ star denied in an interview with a publication.
She
boasted, ‘I can tell you authoritatively that my husband is not married to
anyone else. Yes, he has beautiful children, who are not mine and we have a
cordial relationship, which dates back to even before we got married.’
For
months there had been concerns that Funke’s husband was rarely seen around her
at most events she honoured. Mr Oloyede’s photos are nowhere to be found on
Funke’s Instagram page where she’s very active.
It was
also widely speculated by observers that the marriage, right from the
inception, seemed like it was destined to fail because of all the controversies
that surrounded it. From Kehinde’s many wives to many children, and of course
alleged strings of affairs, many opined it was surely going to hit the rocks
sooner or later.
Moreover,
for some reason, the couple allegedly chose to live apart, an action which,
sources say, did not help their bonding.
If Funke
no longer trusted her husband, then she was not alone. Many say it is possible
Almaroof became suspicious of a very busy woman, especially with her
endorsement galore and frequent trips. But, unlike Almaroof, it is not certain
if there were confirmed instances of infidelity on Funke’s part.
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