How My Acting Career Cost Me My Relationship, Ronke Oshodi 

Popular Nollywood actress, Ronke Oshodi Oke has opened up on her past relationships and why it didn’t work out.

Accordng to the Nollywood actress, her previous relationships ended because of her acting career.

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Speaking In a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo, Ronke said the parents of her ex-lovers rejected her because they said “their sons cannot marry an actor”.

The 49-year-old movie star also disclosed that her husband did not know about her profession until much later in their relationship.

“I used to have some relationships before I got married where they said they do not like actors,” she said.

“The parents said their sons cannot marry an actor. Of course, it made me feel bad because when you have a close relationship, you put your mind on certain things to do.

“But on meeting the parents, they start telling you that you cannot do this because you are an actor. It is like they do not see you as a normal human being.

“My husband never knew who I was before he married me. He lived here in Nigeria but he never knew. He is not a film lover, he likes watching documentaries.

“So he did not know until one day when I went to greet him. I was going back home and people on the streets started saying Ronke Oshodi Oke.

“He asked why people were looking at me, I now said I am an actress. Up until now, he does not watch movies.”

Born Ibironke Ojo-Anthony, the actress began her career with a drama group called ‘Star Parade’.

In 2000, she came into the limelight after she was featured in a movie titled ‘Oshodi Oke’, from which she got her stage name.

Ronke and Anthony Gbolahan tied the knot in 2009.

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