Stars With Second-Hand Husbands On Parade

Funke Akindele, Mercy Johnson, Laide Bakare, Tiwa Savage lead controversial list FUNKE AKINDELE Though her marriage to Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede hit the rocks within a very short period (about one year), Funke Akindele tops the list of female celebrities who got married to a second hand husband. Mr. Oloyede, aka Kenny Doo, is a Lagos based polygamous businessman who had a wife and kids before the Jenifa star got married to him. Funke’s decision to marry Kenny Doo was severely criticised by many who wondered why she would, settle for a man who had so much baggage. This was a man that was widely reported to have had several children from different women, a fact that was no secret to Funke. She, however, stuck to her guns and had a well attended society wedding in Lagos on May 26, 2012. Sadly, her critics were proven right as she admitted after their break up 14 months later that the marriage developed problems just two months into it. She has since moved on and remains unmarried till now. MERCY JOHNSON Star actress, Mercy Johnson’s marriage was a celebrity affair that almost didn’t hold. This was due to the scandal that rocked the preparations for the wedding as the wife of the man she wanted to marry stepped out in an attempt to stop the union. Her August 27, 2011 marriage to Prince Odianosen Okojie was the talk of the town, as fans and the media kept wondering what will happen to the screen goddess’ fairytale wedding after a certain Mrs. Lovely Okojie, emerged from Canada with two children of Mercy’s husband to be. Lovely Okojie revealed that she married Prince Odianosen in Regio – Emilia, Italy, back in 2006, and remained his legal wife. She even went as far as contacting Christ Embassy Church to demand that the marriage be stopped, a demand the church turned down. Lovely Okojie lamented, “…he’s busy in Nigeria planning to wed Mercy Johnson, abandoning me and our children. Fellow women, is this fair? So with all the single guys out there, Mercy could not find herself one. How can a woman not care that she’s destroying the home of another woman, all in the name of getting married desperately. I’m in terrible pains. What do I tell my children?” The rest is history as the marriage went as planned, with the couple currently enjoying their marriage with a baby girl to show for their effort. MERCY AIGBE-GENTRY mercy-aigbe-husband-robbBeautiful actress, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry also falls into the category of celebrities that married second hand husbands. Her husband, the easy going and unassuming hotelier, Lanre Gentry was previously married with three children to show for it. However, he is said to have completed his divorce process. It is also noteworthy that Mercy Aigbe herself, having had a child before getting married to her husband, qualifies for the second hand tag too, striking a balance in that regard. NSE IKPE ETIM Nse-Ikpe-Etim-husband-sonLovely actress, Nse might have got married in a civil ceremony on Valentine’s Day last year and followed it up with a colourful traditional two months later in Akwa Ibom, her husband, Clifford Sule was not exactly tear rubber. The young man, who lectures at a UK university had fathered a son from an earlier relationship before getting married to our dear Nse. LAIDE BAKARE Laide is another second hand wife, who got married to a second hand husband, Alhaji Mutairu Atanda Orilowo. She left her former husband, Olumide Okufulure after the pair fell apart. Though there was controversy when her former husband claimed paternity of her child with her new husband, she is always quick to tell the world that she is happy with her new love. News about town is that her new tokunbo husband is currently facing fraud charges, which has led Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to take possession of his business interests. TIWASAVAGE Though, music superstar, Tiwa Savage and her husband, Tee Billz have come out to speak against Etcetera’s article, which referred to Tiwa’s husband as fairly used, like Etcetetra had said, “a second hand is a second hand whether car or husband”. While in all fairness to the couple, there is no evidence that Tee Billz was ever married before dragging Tiwa Savage to the altar, the fact remains that he had two children from an earlier relationship with another woman and ENCOMIUM Weekly finds it difficult to classify a man with two children as tear rubber. Nuella On Saturday March 30th, Nollywood director Tchidi chikere, and actress Nuella officially did their traditional married against all odds. After keeping mom on several publications on the blogosphere, the newly wedded director Tchidi, took to Twitter to knock his estranged wife Sophia whom he accuses of infidelity. Well, in a swift response, Sophia responded to all the accusations leveled against her by her ex FOLUKE DARAMOLA She recently celebrated one year of her marriage to her second husband, Kayode Salako. Considering the well documented messy fight that engulfed Mr. Salako and his former wife over allegations that Foluke was dating her husband, it was well worth celebrating. Mr. Salako’s pastor wife was said to have left the house with her three sons when she could no longer take the blossoming affair between her husband and the busty actress. However, one man’s poison is another man’s meat as Foluke, a second hand wife to a second hand husband is having it good at the moment with her heart throb.