Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede revealed she left her marriage to Olakunle ‘Abounce’ Fawole because she was contributing more financially than he was.
The couple married in February 2018 but separated shortly after the birth of their son in 2019.
In a podcast teaser, Yvonne expressed regret over choosing love instead of financial stability and mentioned that her ex-husband’s sensitivity to jokes due to their age difference also contributed to their divorce.
“He [my ex-husband] is eight years older than me. But the moment we got married, if I tell am say, ‘You dey crease, ‘ he would say I’m disrespecting him. I would if it was the same person I got married to.
“But that wasn’t the main reason I left the marriage. Let me just say the fact, I was bringing more of the money. I’m taking care of my son like nobody exist around me. It’s not easy. I would have gone for money instead of love.”
“When it was time to put his name, I said that as long as I carried all the burden, emotionally, financially and otherwise, I would put my surname with his surname.
“So I put a compound name, Jegede-Fawole. I told him I would remove Fawole if he didn’t accept that he was his child.
When he came and took a picture with the baby, the bloggers finally left me alone because he had accepted that it was his child,” she added.
Since that day, she said, Abounce has never returned to their house.
“He has never called. His son turned one; no call, no text message to say happy birthday. I’m not even asking him to contact me. We no dey the same path again, but your gift dey my hand.
“I even dropped a message for his family members because I dreaded this moment when my child would wake up one day and say where my daddy is. And we got to that stage. I was shaken,”
Despite the separation, she acknowledged his kind heart and noted that their issues weren’t severe enough to warrant a divorce but still led to one.
Abounce has had no contact with their son since their split.