I don’t see my past marriages as failures – Funke Akindele

Funke Akindele, a Nollywood actress, has spoken out about her previous marriages and how they ended.

In an interview with Wazobia Max TV, the filmmaker stated that she takes her life one step at a time and does not consider her failed marriage to be a personal failure.

“For me, if you don’t fail, you can’t be successful. You have to keep trying. But you have to pick yourself up and rise again. For me, I see obstacles as part of life. And I do not even see the failure. If you ask me, ‘Can you tell me one failure?’ I do not see it as a failure. Maybe my personal life, yes…you know…marriage stuff. I just take it as it comes,” she said.

Akindele also noted that her outlook comes from her late mother’s teachings.

She continued, “My mum raised me like that. My mum will say if you do not fail, if you do not fall, you cannot succeed. So you have to keep going.”

Funke Akindele has been married twice, the first time in 2012 to Adeola Kehinde Oloyede, a popular Oshodi businessman. Before it ended, there were numerous reports of infidelity and abuse. Then in 2016, to Abudulrahseed Bello, also known as JJC Skillz. During their marriage, they had twin boys before it ended in 2020.

Akindele, on the other hand, has since been open about the lessons she learned from her previous marriages. She used herself as an example in September 2023, noting that she married quickly after conforming to societal pressures. Despite her setbacks, she has maintained a positive attitude and used her experiences to teach other women.