The lessons Funke Akindele learnt from her failed marriage
Popular Nollywood actress Funke Akindele, alias Jennifer, said in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, that she almost died when her marriage broke down.
The producer of the popular sitcom Jenifer’s Diary, got married to her ex-husband Abdulrasheed Bello, popularly called JJC Skillz in London on May 2016. Unfortunately, the duo got divorced in July 2013, citing irreconcilable differences. Their marriage produced a set of twin.
Speaking in a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo , the movie producer advised young women to learn from her mistakes, and not to rush into marriage. Using herself as an example she noted that she conformed to the societal pressures and got married quickly, to do everything right. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned, and she found herself in the middle of a public divorce.
She said, “Take your time, if you rush in you will rush out. You know, I just wanted to get married. I want to do things right, have children and all that. When I went into the marriage, it didn’t work fine. And it ended in a very bad way, in social media, the noise was everywhere. I was actually filming and somebody called me and told me, I wanted to die!”
Akindele noted that she lost business deals during the period of her divorce, and the emotional toll of it all affected her. Thankfully her mother encouraged her to keep her head high and redirect her energy into her business, which she did.
In her words, “You know I cried, lost some good deals then. But I didn’t let it break me. Thank God for my mum who encouraged me to put more effort to work. I channeled the energy to work and I kept saving more. I didn’t let the situation break me down.”
Funke Akindele popularly known as Jennifer is a Nigerian filmmaker, veteran actress, writer, director, producer and politician with so many awards in the movie industry.
Her former husband JJC Skillz, is a songwriter, rapper, record and television producer
