Nollywood actress, Ini Edo was the guest on youth-oriented TV programme, Rubbin Minds on Channels Television last Sunday, August 23, 2015. She spoke to the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu extensively about her failed marriage to her ex-husband, Philip Ehiagwina.
When asked if her marriage failed because she chose her career over her marriage, this was her response:
“First of all, I got married early because I wanted to have a family so anybody wouldn’t think that I would want to chose career over family in as much as my career is also very important. Basically there would never be a particular reason. You know how these things work. Its like I said, differences. I mean, incompatibility. Not being able to reach certain compromises or finding common ground. You know when you’re with someone, even your work partner, if you cannot find common ground or agree on certain things”
When asked if she thought she got married too soon, she had this to say:
“No I don’t think I married too soon. I was pretty much of age. Maybe a little in a hurry. I don’t think I married too soon
When asked if distance was an issue in the marriage, she said:
“Being together actually helps in understanding. It creates more platform to understand each other more. Maybe it would have helped. Distance plays a very important role in a relationship, no matter the difference or incompatibility, if you are together a lot, you can find a way to work things out’
When asked if she regrets her failed marriage, she said:
“I try not to regret my actions so I will say it has been an experience which I have learnt a lot from. It’s made me a stronger person, it’s made me wiser and I think it has actually made me more matured. So I won’t say that I regret anything; I’ll say that I have learnt my lesson”
She was surprised when Ebuka asked her about what actor, Mike Godson means to her, she said:
“I work with him a lot. He is a friend, a family friend, a friend to my siblings, he is my friend. We are good friends…”
Watch the interview below:
