Nollywood actress Laide Bakare has opened up on her experiences in two failed marriages in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo.
Speaking about her first marriage, Bakare explained that she had hoped to build a family with a man who would support her ambitions and allow her to maintain her independence, Naija News reports.
However, she claimed that her former husband became uncomfortable with her financial strength and ability to handle things on her own.
According to her, the problems started while they were still together, even before they officially settled down as a married couple.
She said: “I never knew by the time I would want to settle to start my own family, I won’t be lucky with a man in my life who would carry on that legacy. Unfortunately, I find myself that while i was in the relationship. Having kids. He believes you can’t have so much as a female, as a wife. I can’t do so many things on my own. As a boyfriend and girlfriend, he would have me bring my vehicles, then when they are returned to me, they will be in bad shape. I won’t be able to use them anymore.
“Then he will replace it for me. After we had issues, everything was stripped off me. Even the house i was living. After that relationship, I had to go back to square one. I travelled to the US, and when I came back, he said, ‘Don’t bring that back to the house’. My first husband was threatened by me being financially free and succeeding.
“When I used to be with him, the woman was just his girlfriend. A girlfriend that was hiding from me, and whenever she heard my name, she would run. I have been fighting for custody of my kids for the past 10 years. At one point, I got custody of them and then was denied access to them.”
