Toyosi Adesanya breaks down while sharing her story of a 15-year marriage that ended
Nollywood actress Toyosi Adesanya has opened up about the challenges she faced during her 15-year marriage, which ultimately ended in divorce. In an emotional interview on the YouTube show “Iriri Mi,” hosted by her colleague Bimpe Akintunde, Toyosi recounted the lengths she went to in order to sustain her marriage, despite her rising fame.
Toyosi revealed that she relocated from Lagos to Akure to balance her career and family life. She even traveled abroad at her own expense to salvage the relationship when her husband relocated. Despite these efforts, she alleged that malevolent forces infiltrated her marriage, leading to its eventual breakdown.
A particularly harrowing experience she shared was an alleged assassination attempt on her life, which she claims was miraculously thwarted, resulting in someone else losing their life instead. Bimpe Akintunde corroborated some of Toyosi’s struggles, recalling instances where she witnessed Toyosi performing household chores that contrasted sharply with her celebrity status.
In addition to her marital challenges, Toyosi has previously opened up about her struggles with infertility. She disclosed that after leaving her husband, she entered a new relationship and experienced a pregnancy loss in 2022.
Toyosi’s candid revelations shed light on the personal battles she has faced behind the scenes, offering a glimpse into the resilience required to navigate both personal and professional challenges in the public eye.
For more insights, you can watch the interview below:
The challenges of divorce: Toyosi Adesanya’s story
“For me, I wish to be married. For someone like me, I’ve been in a marriage and people were asking me how I would cope with stardom. I left Lagos for Akure, which is a four-hour journey, but I was determined it wouldn’t affect my stardom. I made all that sacrifice in that marriage.
“I really put in an effort in my marriage. I was married for 15 years. I tried so much in my marriage that the elder in the industry knew I did. The person I married didn’t offend me, but he allowed the devil into the marriage. The house that I built with him, I left it for him because my life is important.
“When he left me to go abroad, I went to meet him there and even used my money to transport myself there because I wanted to make my marriage work.
“The man that I am currently with, I told him I am not going to get married because I will have one wedding in life because it was a court wedding I.
Bimpe Akintunde knew of my court wedding as she attended it in Akure. Anytime she came to visit, she would bring foodstuffs for me and encourage me to stay in the marriage. We were fetching water in the first house we acquired. She said I was now fetching water and I said God will perform miracles. I would be praying for my husband in the presence of my present husband.
The senior actors they I always go to church mountain with came to my house in Akure and told me that there were some items in some designated places, and they prayed my corpse would not be taken out of the house”.
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