It's official! The May 3, 2012 marriage of star actress,
Funke Akindele, to Kehinde Oloyede, real estate
developer and son of the former Iyaloja of Oshodi,
has crashed, writes Biodun Kupoluyi.
The marriage which suffered many hiccups shortly
before it became known to the public, continually
overwhelmed The Return of Jenifa star due to
shocking and disturbing tales of extra-marital
relationships that have led to not less than10 love
children traced to Kehinde. The spate at which the
estranged hubby's sexcapades played out nearly
turned the hitherto adored actress to an object of
ridicule and the topic of rile discussion among
professional colleagues and fans. It worsens with
caustic and cynical comments online.
According to close family sources, the kitchen
became too hot shortly after the marriage, as issues
that did not surface prior to the wedding kept rearing
their ugly heads and left unresolved. Kehinde,
showed no remorse though after much pressure and
damning reports in E24-7 Magazine, he admitted one
of his mistresses, Modinat, and then three months
pregnant for him was actually carrying his baby.
Earlier, the media was awash with the shocking
revelation that his second wife at home, Fadeke, was
equally pregnant. Fadeke was forced to travel out
during the wedding to Dubai, an indication that she
did not support the union. In a typical Yoruba setting,
the senior wife should receive the new bride into the
family. Checks revealed Fadeke too was not formally
received by the evicted first wife, Toun. All these and
more drew public odium to the hitherto much loved
The Return of Jenifa star, especially women who
believed she's a home wrecker.
Though her world nearly crashed, Funke gathered the
bits and pieces of her life, shunned critics, naysayers
and had the wedding with all the trappings of a
celebrity. Like a blind lover, she was rushed into the
marriage. Even when it was obvious there was a
crack in the marriage, she debunked all the reports: "
'My husband has never been married. I am the
woman he got married to. I was married properly. A
lot of negative comments came from sadists who
want to run their mouths. So because I am a Youth
Ambassador or a Celebrity, I can't have my life? "'It is
my life. If I do things because people want me to, I
will end up unhappy. I do what I do because I want to
be happy. I would still continue to teach morals and
campaign against HIV/AIDS and enlighten the
youths. It doesn't make me bad; that is even if it is,
because I can tell you authoritatively that my
husband is not married to anyone else. "'Yes, he has
beautiful children, who are not mine now and we
have a cordial relationship, which dates back to even
before we got married. "'So what if he has kids? Is
that a disease? That is where my heart is! I had many
non-biological children even before I got married. I
take them as my own children, pay their bills and
help them. I have always loved children. So now that
God has given me these ones, what should I do? "Will
people be happier if I had married someone who
didn't have children, seem so perfect, put on my
make-up and fake smile on the red carpet and start
weeping when I get home? And about my in-laws,
they are very wonderful and supportive and my
parents and siblings as well.
Funke Akindele, observers argued , must really be in
love and with that claim the inquisitive media kept
off her trail but it was only a matter of time. The
secret cannot be kept away forever. As expected,
Funke blinked first but she could not say it out. She
knew it was over and ready to face it, not by
defending herself but putting her struggles and
triumphs behind her to face her career. They kept
each other at measured distance and it worsened
with the fact that elderly family members, influential
personalities cannot intervene. Both are fiercely
independent adults. Kehinde had been to Funke's
dad once and hardly call her mum. Time, they
believed will heal all the wounds.
Her mum, just like her siblings have become such an
intricate part of keeping her strong. The mother has
since moved to her Ikeja home to give her strength.
More evident that there was a crack in the marriage
is each time Funke stepped out on the red carpet,
Kehinde never showed. He was never with her at any
public function. She however found company in her
immediate elder sister, Ayo Ola Mohammed and shut
her doors at some professional colleagues to avoid
gossips. "While the trouble was brewing silently
sources claimed that Funke gave several breaks and
chances. She would call him, begged him even when
she was right but Kehinde just wanted to have his
own way not minding the consequences or effect of
his actions on her, her career and public perception.
He cared less about her status, in fact, all those
negative media never got to him. He's fiercely
independent.
Surprisingly, he returned to Modinat Dada, who gave
him a baby boy last October while he married Funke
in May. It was a slap on Funke's face. In the heat of
this, she lost her pregnancy though reliable sources
hinted she was glad it happened as it prepared her
for the imminent exit. The fact that both of them
lived separately also worsened the situation. While
Funke can be traced to her Ikeja home, her hubby is
a 'bed sharer'.
He shuttles between three known women- Funke,
Fadekemi, Modinat, and strangely too, other harem.
Baffling too is the issue of complex and security.
Kehinde, according to our source could not believe
that Funke's back-to- back endorsement comes so
easy. He thinks those corporate guys who give those
endorsements cannot really take their eyes off her.
Severally, he checked her phone and queried some
names and the relationship she has with her callers."
Observers believe the fact that the marriage is
broken was hurting enough but the decision of
Kehinde to announce it on Facebook was
heartbreaking and nasty. Not a few have lampooned
him for his action considered to be childish and
immature. His post did not give room for
reconciliation. It went public and viral as soon as it
was posted.
His "Facebook divorce", an observer said, confirmed
the marriage has been through hell and he needed to
pour his broken heart out to the world. At Funke's
home, mum is the word. Members of the family have
resolved to keep mute, fold their arms and watch
how events unfold. It is such an unhappy ending.the marriage only lasted 5months ....
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