The
reported separation of celebrated actress, Funke Akindele, and her husband,
Kehinde Oloyede, lengthens the list of celebrities with failed marriages.
Some
days after pictures that Funke Akindele took on location for a new film - in
which she acts as a palm-wine tapper - circulated on the social media, the
story of her separation from her husband, Kehinde Oloyede, broke on
Monday.
Although
rumours that usually trail weddings of entertainment celebrities demand that
one exercise caution while reacting to such information, the channel from which
the divorce scare came made it look too real. Oloyede relayed it on his facebook
page.
He
wrote, "It's with heavy heart that am announcing the separation of me and
my wife Mrs Olufunke Akindele, we've both agreed to go our separate ways coz of
irreconcilable differences. We still best of friends and we forever remain good
friends."
While
he later sounded diplomatic in the statement, another one he posted on the page
was far from being cordial as he seemed to have regretted ever going into the
union.
Akindele
has not personally made any public statement on the development, but the fact
that she has also ejected 'Oloyede' from her BB tag compounded the fear of
many.
Based
on this separation, she has found herself in the class of artistes that have
experienced failed marriages. On the list are notable acts such as Ayo
Adesanya, Kate Henshaw, Eucharia Anunobi, Fathia Balogun, Monalisa Chinda,
Doris Simon and Shan George.
As
expected, the news of the divorce is attracting a lot of attention. In online
reactions, some followers of the entertainment industry have, however,
expressed shock, with some arguing that actresses do not have enough
understanding of what marriage entails.
Perhaps
what made the matter attract much interest is the pomp built around the wedding
when it held in Lagos last year. Although a man said to be Akindele's
publicist has been quoted as having confirmed the separation, the actress
herself has not spoken about it.
A
search on her social media pages too did not record any comment from her
concerning it.
Temitayo Famutimi
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