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Anytime Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde speaks about her husband, her face lights up in a smile.
And
then, no question about the sort of relationship they both share is
complete without the shapely actress saying, “If I had not married him, I
would not have married anyone else.”
And
this is quite understandable, as their union of 16 years has weathered
the storm and is one of the few in the industry that is scandal free.
Surprisingly,
the actress says scandals are expected when an individual is famous. As
such, they add up in making her life story more interesting. She adds
that she is not bothered because her husband is very understanding.
“It
would have been extremely painful if my husband takes things to heart,
then it would have been a roller coaster ride for me and then I have to
go through the problem again and again. God has been great you know,
‘the guy no get wahala,” She quips.
As
a veteran in the marriage business, Omosexy, as the actress is fondly
called reveals that the love was not instantaneous. “I always tell
people that when I met him. I was not in love with him but he says for
him it was love at first sight so I had to grow to love him. I was
attracted to him because of his maturity. I saw the ability for him to
see me. I mean, he knows me more than I know myself. It is just weird I
can’t explain. You just can’t get it. But he feels my pain, it is easy
for him.
When
their paths first crossed, a young Omotola had just lost her father;
hence the emotional trauma she was experiencing at that time was
overwhelming.
Then
her husband showed up with a ray of hope and then she fell for his
charming nature. “In those days I was young so there were ways I
particularly handle things that were immature so I would snap very fast
because I was short-tempered. So many people will think I was very
difficult even my mother. But he would tell her to leave me alone. Even
then, my mother will say ‘you will not marry, there is no one that will
marry you,’’ She says with a smile.
Describing
her husband as her love ‘therapist’, Ekeinde attributes her spiritual
growth to her husband. “I have even gone closer to Christ because of his
exemplary behavior and the way he handles things. With the maturity I
find in him, I can admire that and then emulate him. That is the
connection and the way I have been able to live with him.”
Asked
if she considers herself a doting mother to her four children, the
actress lets out a gale of laughter, saying , “In my own mind yes. In
fact my kids think I am their situation too much. So I am thinking that
if I was around, they would have run away from the house. I feel I am a
very hands on mum in fact I just got back from Ghana and they were
telling me that I am always on the phone with them. Even though my
husband is always around, I know what they are doing every minute. I
think I am a bit too strict with them maybe because I am taking after my
mother. She was a disciplinarian to the core.”
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