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Six Actresses Who Left Nollywood For Marriage
Acting has always been
their dream and passion, but unfortunately for some of these Nollywood actresses, they had to leave all that behind to focus on family. Some have either relocated with their hubbies abroad while others are still in Nigeria but on a low key.
Below are six Nollywood actresses that left the movie industry for family.
Sandra Achums
Former Nollywood actress Sandra Achums resides in Germany with her husband and is currently blessed with four children. Once a well known face in most Nollywood movies, Sandra left the Nollywood scene after getting married to her German-based lover. She sure had paid her dues in the industry before leaving her first love to make family.
Opeyemi Ayeola
Nollywood actress Opeyemi Ayeola was the face of most Yoruba movies before she relocated to UK. Ope Ayeola as she was called back then got married to her hubby Olayiwola Owolonse in 2007. She also had to sacrifice the career that got her fame and money for her marriage. She is blessed with two lovely boys.
Regina Askia
Former beauty queen and former Nollywood actress, Regina Askia left the Nollywood scene in the late ’90s. She was once among the glamour girls of the movie industry before relocating to the US and taking up a job in New York hospital. The social critic is happily married to Rudy Williams and has a daughter and a son.
Lepa Shandy
Nollywood actress, Folashade Omoniyi known as Lepa Shandy in 2012, got married to her Dublin based boy friend. Dayo David Adewale. She has since been minimal on the movie scene due to her spending quality time with her family.
Victoria Inyama
Victoria was one of the most promising starlets of her time till she decided to give it all away for marriage in the States.
Dolly Nwachukwu
Fair skinned beauty Dolly Nwachukwu acted in movies like “Bitter Encounter” and “Deadly Affair” before leaving our TV screen for marriage outside the country. She had not been heard from ever since.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.