Kunle Afod opens up on split from wife Desola, says acting comes first
- Nollywood actor Kunle Afod don confirm say him and him wife Desola Afod don separate for one YouTube interview.
- He blame jealousy and cheating suspicion on both sides and talk say him career dey leave small time for house.
- Afod also talk say sometimes e go reach six months without calling him children because of work.
Nollywood actor and filmmaker Kunle Afod don confirm say him and him wife, Desola Afod, wey pipo know online as Celeb Wife, don separate. He talk about the split for the first time for one interview with broadcaster Kasnasty Sugar on YouTube, wey dem publish on Thursday.
Reports of trouble for the marriage first show in February 2026, when dem talk say Desola don pack her things comot from their matrimonial home. Until now, neither of them don talk about the matter for public.
When dem ask am wetin cause the separation, Afod no give full account. He point to jealousy and cheating allegations from both sides, and talk say women dey struggle to accept the same behaviour wey dem dey show. He also argue say the demands of acting dey often leave am with small time for him home.
Career before family, he talk
Afod talk say him love for him craft come before everything else, including him marriage. According to am, actors love their work pass their partners, and a truly committed creative person go let go of a relationship rather than leave the job.
"I was born for this and I will die for it," he talk.
He also talk say sometimes e dey reach six months without calling him children because of work, and say he once turn down chance to relocate abroad because of him career.
On the marriage, he suggest say close friendship between wife and other women fit breed suspicion, and he question wetin he call double standard over the use of bedroom toys, say woman wey use them no suppose object if her husband do the same.
The interview draw reactions online. One commenter, wey Legit.ng quote, talk say no excuse dey to leave wife if you love her and your children, and urge the couple to forgive each other. Another talk say nothing anybody fit do if their time never come.
Afod dey United States to promote a new film, according to Legit.ng, and don share photos with him grown-up daughter there.
Wetin go happen next
Neither Afod nor Desola don talk whether dem don file for divorce, and no court process don report. For now, the separation stand as the actor describe am: private matter wey he don now talk about for public.
