Veteran Nollywood actress Toyosi Adesanya has opened up about her troubled marriage and a chilling assassination attempt on her life.
In a candid interview with her colleague, Bimpe Akintunde, for the YouTube series Iriri Mi, Toyosi recounted the hardships she endured in her husband’s home and the harrowing incident that nearly claimed her life. According to the actress, she narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, but tragically, another person lost their life in her place.
Her revelations have shed light on the challenges she faced and the resilience she has shown in overcoming such traumatic experiences.
Toyosi said how, in spite of her fame, she worked hard in her 15-year marriage and there was a time Bimpe visited her at her husband’s home in Akure and saw her fetching water from the well.
Despite being in no relationship at the moment, Toyosi stated that she has no aspirations to remarry because she promised herself that she would only be married once, which she did with her ex-husband.
“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”.
Many fans reacted
Luxury wrote: know that her former husband.. he is a womanizer.. hmmmm.. he ask me out on Facebook den . Men sha
Bisola wrote: Momma Weldon ma Merry Christmas in advance ma ❤️❤️🔥🙌🙌🙌🙌
Oketiti wrote: Omo 😔women are going through alot o
Funmilayo wrote: Women , we’re strong 💯
Folakemi wrote: @iambimpeakintunde God bless you mama🙏🏼🙏🏼
Deligth wrote: Hmmmmm,oju obirin ma nri nkan o😢