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Seven Nollywood Actresses Dump Acting For Marriage
Although acting has always been the dream and passion for these beautiful Nollywood actresses, they had to leave the scene and all its benefits behind to focus on building a family.
Sandra Achums
Former Nollywood actress, Sandra Achums resides in Germany with her husband and is currently blessed with four children.
Achums was a well known face in most Nollywood movies Sandra left the Nollywood scene after getting married to her Germany -based lover.
She sure has paid her dues in the industry before leaving her first love to make a family.
Regina Askia
Former beauty queen and former Nollywood actress, Regina Askia left the Nollywood scene in the late 90’s. She was once amongst the ‘Glamour Girls’ of the movie industry before relocating to the United States and taking up a job at a 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 boyfriend, 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 the TV screen for marriage outside the country.
She hasn’t been heard from ever since.
Maureen Solomon
Maureen Solomon married her husband, Okeke on December 6, 2005. However, the actress took a break to concentrate on her family. She may not be so active at the moment, but she was once one of Nollywood’s popular faces.
Caroline Ekanem
Caroline Ekanem who married Musa Danjuma was one of the pretty Nollywood faces in those days Since her marriage to Danjuma in 2007, she was hardly seen on movie scenes.
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.
Nancy Briggs
