Dare Babalola
Nollywood actress Motilola Akinlami has revealed the reason behind the public announcement of her divorce.
In a recent interview with her colleague, Biola Bayo, the actress disclosed that a blogger had threatened to expose her, so she decided to take control of the narrative and avoid being blackmailed
Motilola explained that the blogger accused her of living a lie and threatened to reveal her marital status.
She also argued that it is improper to place a stigma on women who go through failed marriages, noting that no woman enters marriage planning to leave it.
Motilola called for greater empathy and understanding, urging the public to stop judging women whose marriages don’t work out.
She said, “Why did I announce my divorce? There was a blog at that time, the blogger messaged me and said you live in disguise, and I will expose it. I know that you have left your marriage. So, I was like, you want to blackmail me at this point? When I have got nothing else to lose, I will post it.
“There is one guy that is deceiving you, there is one man somewhere. I don’t know, I think I need to ask you people, do people think people go into marriages hoping to leave? I think they think there is a new couple of women out there who go into marriage with the intention of leaving. So make it make sense.
“Except a woman is clinically insane, no woman will ever go into a marriage with the intention of leaving. You go because you want forever.”
