COMEDIENNE and actress, Oluwadamilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess has shared intimate details about her marriage breakup, a near-death experience and life lessons she has learnt over the years.
Recall that the humour merchant got married on May 8, 2013 to Adeshola Jeremiah at the Federal Marriage Registry Ikoyi, Lagos after which a lavish reception ceremony was held at the Balmoral Events Centre, Oregun, Lagos. Sadly, the marriage packed up within two weeks and this left her shattered and dissatisfied with life.
Commenting on the short life of her marriage in a chat with talk show host, Chude Jideonwo on this week’s episode of #WithChude, the comedienne revealed that her wedding was a mistake that should never have happened.
She said, “I remember the day of the court wedding I said to my mum I don’t want to go ahead with this wedding. The person I am getting married to is not even talking to me. The guy can’t stand me.”
The actress of Half Human, Half Animal, Armageddon, Black Sheep, Mama and Private Lies confessed to letting herself be pressured and allowed the external voices of elders to cajole her into what she knew was a mistake.
She further revealed that she got back with her husband in 2019 after his constant begging, and they tried to make the marriage work which also failed, but not before she got pregnant and suffered an ectopic pregnancy which would almost claim her life.
Sharing more details on her near-death experience and her firm belief that the night was going to be her last, Princess said: “I remember asking, begging him to rub my back and he said he’s not interested.
“I remember waking him up and begging him that I feel I am going to die any moment from now but I don’t want to die inside the house so he should please call the neighbours so they can take me to the hospital.”
“When I was going into the theatre, I told him to call your family members, tell them your wife is dead. I know you will be happy now.”
Admitting regret at letting the shame and pain of her broken marriage leave her on the floor, the humour merchant states: “when you fall down, you’ve to remember others are running for their lives too. They’ll step on you, even unknowingly.”
