According to E247mag, Funke Akindele, really went through hell in her
marriage to Kehinde that, when the centre could no longer hold, it just
had to give way.
Their 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 than 10 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, reportedly showed no remorse though after
much pressure and damning reports he later 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, insisting that
her husband has never been married. She was the woman he got married to
and she was married properly.
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.
