8 Nollywood Celebrity Breakups And Divorces That Came As A Shock
No one prays for a divorce while getting married; unfortunately, things happen. Although people wish for a lifetime union, the relationship falls apart when we least expect it to.
Either dating, engaged or married, the romantic life of celebrities is no doubt an exciting topic.
In as much as we love seeing our favorite couples together, for whatever reason, some end up getting divorced or separated.
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The following celebrity breakup came as a shock to many no ones saw it coming.
Nollywood Celebrity Breakups And Divorces That Came As A Shock
- Lilian Esoro and Ubi Franklin
One talked about and lavish wedding of 2015, millions of naira was spent on the wedding itself.
Music executive Ubi Franklin and Nollywood actress Lillian Esoro seem like a perfect match.
From the pre-wedding pictures to the wedding itself, everything was beautiful, so I can imagine how surprised we were to hear that these pair are no more together.
The marriage, which lasted just a year, soon became messy, infidelity on the actress part and domestic violence on Ubi’s part.
- Eva Alordiah and Caesar
While singer and rapper Eva performed on stage, her boyfriend walked up to her and proposed, romantic.
Unfortunately, just six months after the proposal, the relationship was called off with no reason given to the public.
- Yvonne Jegede and Olakunle ‘Abounce’ Fawole
In 2018, they tied the knot in a lovely ceremony. However, after a year, the relationship was no more.
The marriage couldn’t survive the storm, Yvonne came out with some revelations about the wedding being traumatic.
- Blossom Chukwujekwu and Maureen Assisi
One of them talked about the weddings of 2015, Blossom’s marriage to Maureen was so romantic that everyone thought they were a perfect match, and their union is bound to last forever.
However, just after three years of saying “I do,” the couples disclosed that they were getting a divorce.
No details were given as to the reason for the divorce.
Nollywood Celebrity Breakups
- Fredrick Leonard and Peggy Over
After flaunting each other all over social media and serving couple goals, fans were left in shock at the news of Fredrick Leonard and Peggy Ovire’s divorce.
Like the further separation, reasons for their divorce were not disclosed to the public.
- Damilola Adegbite and Chris Attoh
The rich combination of cultures in their wedding was beautiful to behold in 2015.
The Nigerian actress and Ghanian actor had a lovely, low-key wedding, fans thought, their’s was a match made in heaven, but this turned out to be false as bearly two years of being married, the couple announced their split in 2017.
Chris Attoh went further to marry a US-based Jenifer Bettie in 2018, less than a year after his divorce from Damilola.
- Gbenro Ajibade and Osas Ighodaro
Tinsel actor Gbenro Ajibade and Miss Black USA 2010 beauty queen Osas Ighodaro seem like one couple who could take anything on, headstrong, but this was just the wish of fans.
The pair who got married in 2015 soon became cat and rat as they aired their issues in public.
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Rumors of the breakup had always accompanied their relationship, but this became real in 2018 when Ajibade called out his wife for abandoning their little daughter while supposedly attending parties.
- Mofe Duncan and Jessica Kakkad
Nollywood actor Mode Duncan and his Indian wife Jessica Kakkad looked so in love, so one expected to hear divorce from the three-year-old marriage.
According to a leaked chat, Duncan flirted with a Lady on Instagram, but that didn’t affect the couple; they remained together. However, shortly after that, they got divorced.
Nollywood Celebrity Breakups