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Unveiling Nollywood Actresses Married To Foreigners
The scramble for foreign
husbands among Nollywood actresses has taken a new dimension as most of them are now willing and able to go the extra mile to achieve their aims.
A recent study has shown that in the Nigerian entertainment industry today, interracial marriage has become a common trend. The number of actresses married to foreigners is on the increase and it is expected to rise as the years roll by.
Below are some of the actresses who found love in the arms of foreigners and got married to them. They include.
1 Tosyn Bucknor
This lady got married to a French man called Aurelien-Boyer on Sunday November 15th 2015. They have been long time friends before they decided to tie the nuptial knot this year.
The couple got engaged in August after dating for 2 years.
2. Susan Peters
Susan Peters got married to a Dutchman, Dr. Croon, they tied the knot traditionally on Saturday October 24, 2015 in Benue State. Susan and her beau are said to have been friends for almost a decade before they decided to formalize the relationship.
The Nollywood actress and the Dutchman went to the marriage registry to legalise their union on Saturday October10 this year in Lagos. The two love birds are still savouring their honeymoon.
Apart from these actresses who got married to foreigners this year, other Nollywood actresses married to foreigners.
3. Karen Igho
Karen Igho who found fame as the winner of Big Brother Africa got married in Jos on Saturday, December 13, 2014 to Yaroslav Rakos after they have dated for nine years.
Karen was later delivered of a baby boy at the Mount Sania Roosevelt Hospital in New York on July 4th 2015.
4. Uche Jumbo
Uche Jumbo is unarguably one of the A-listers currently rocking the motion pictures industry in Nigeria. Aside her huge success as an actress, she is also a thriving movie producer with over 12 block busting Flicks such as ‘Damage’ ‘Mother’s Fight’, Misplaced and some other productions to her credit.
The Abriba-Abia State born Thespian walked down the aisle with her US based Puerto Rican husband, Kenny Rodriguez, in a low key wedding that took place on the shore of Puerto Rico in the North Eastern Carribbean.
The wedding which held precisely on May 16, 2012 took many of her teeming fans by surprise. Since they both signed the dotted lines, the couple has been living happily ever after with a cute baby named Mathew to show for it.
5 Anita Hogan
Precisely on October 18, 2006 few friends and family members of Anita Hogan, a star of Nigeria’s TV Reality Show, the Gulder Ultimate Search and Nollywood actress gathered at a registry in Eti Osa Local Government in Ikoyi Lagos for her wedding with a Dutch man, Ted Mak.
Indeed, it was a great turning point for the dark skinned actress amidst the compromising photographs of hers that cost her then growing career.
Infact it was a shocking development that instantly wrecked the career of the sensational actress who even allegedly threatened to commit suicide.
Fortunately for her, her then lover wasted no time in showing his unconditional love for her by legalizing their union. Today, they have kids together to show for it.
6 Regina Askia
Born Imabong Regina Askia Usoro in 1967, but famously known as Regina Askia. She was some time Nigeria’s top actress and Ex beauty queen she secretly married her American born husband Ruddy Williams.
The union shocked a lot of her colleagues and admirers because the news of her white wedding which was witnessed by a selected crowd was quite unexpected as it came on the heels of her controversial break up with an Igbo big boy, Charles Okorie.
7 Kate Henshaw
Kate Henshaw is undoubtedly one of the most popular actresses in Nollywood. The Cross River State born gifted role interpreter got marrid to a British born James Roderick Nuttal. The couple had their daughter and only child Ella Nuttal in 2000.
Unfortunately, the star actress and her husband are no longer together as husband and wife. The multiple award winning actress and Roderick parted ways amicably in November 2011 due to irreconcilable differences.
8 Chioma Toplis
Since the Abia State born actress got married to a UK born engineer, Mr Toplis, she has been battling with allegations of unstable marriage. But the big, bold and beautiful mother of three (two girls and a boy) is never tired of defending her home which she described as the type any woman could dream of.
Spotify yesterday revealed a significant surge in heartbreak song streams in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day season, with a 626 percent increase between 2022 and 2024.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Lagos, Nigeria by Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa Phiona Okumu.
Okumu said, “Spotify data reveals a surprising trend, a massive surge in heartbreak song streams.
“Nigerians are turning to their playlists to express their emotions, with a staggering 626 per cent overall growth in heartbreak streams from 2022 to 2024.
“This Valentine, the sound of love is accompanied by the sound of heartbreak, and the data shows it’s louder than ever before.”
She said on Valentine’s Day, most surprisingly, male listeners streamed heartbreak songs at a significantly higher rate than female listeners, with a 362 per cent increase compared to 169 per cent among women.
“This could suggest that men resonate with the feeling of heartbreak more and turn to music as a private outlet for processing emotions.
“Whatever the reason, one thing is clear, when love is in the air, so is heartbreak and Nigerian men are pressing play on their pain more than expected.
“While Valentine’s Day is often celebrated with grand gestures, heartbreak is a common theme on Valentine’s Day -more than what’s publicly shown,” she said.
Nigerians will join their counterparts across the world to mark the 2025 Valentine’s today.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has joined MLS side San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner.
SDFC announced today that Tems joined the ownership group through her company, The Leading Vibe.
In the process, Tems became the first African woman to be involved in MLS ownership.
“We are delighted that Tems has joined San Diego FC as a club partner,” SDFC chairman Sir Mohamed Mansour said in a statement.
“Tems is a globally significant artist who will help us reach new audiences and spread the word about our unique project, which, of course, has its foundations in sub-Saharan Africa through the unique Right to Dream organisation.”
Reacting to her addition as the latest partner in SDFC’s ownership group, the singer said: “I am thrilled to join San Diego FC’s ownership group and to be part of a club that celebrates creativity, culture, and the power of community.
“Football has a unique way of bringing people together, and I am excited to help build something special in San Diego, a city that thrives on diversity and innovation.”
Fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, has claimed she is enduring back pain and that her spine is degenerating.
Lawani revealed this in a video posted on social media last Tuesday.
In the clip, she opened up about her experience with epidural anesthesia, an injection administered to pregnant women in the spine to reduce pain during childbirth.
The mother of three claimed that since receiving the injection, she has not felt like herself.
She accused doctors of not fully informing women about the long-term side effects of epidurals.
According to Lawani, she received the anesthetic injection during the birth of her last two children.
She said, “When you hear ‘epidural,’ run. Doctors tell you about the side effects but do not tell you about the long-term effects on your body. I have about three friends having the same issues that I am having.
“Like, I am just 42, how did I end up with spine issues? I have a degenerating spine. I have implants in my spine. I go paralyzed. I can’t stand for a long time. I can’t even breathe properly sometimes because it affected so many things in my body when I had the surgery.
“They will not tell you because you just want the pain to go away. I have had two epidurals. I had my first as natural birth. The last two were epidural. The last one I had epidural because I had to undergo a surgery and I had no choice.
“See, the pain does not stop. My back is killing me and my spine is degenerating.”