Many times, peeps say the beautiful Yoruba actress, Mide
Funmi-Martins is way too perfect for her husband Abiodun
Afeez-Owo. They say they can't comprehend why she would
settle for such a man that is so unfit for her cos he is not so
fine.
Well, she has addressed the issue and has also opened up on
why she loves him (very touching story) and she says she
actually bleached her skin, see excerpts from her interview
with YNaija after saying Yep!..
Why she married her husband, Afeez Owo: It is a normal
thing for one to develop affection and feelings for someone
who is always there for you… especially the person that was
really of help when no one was there. My husband was the
only person that was there for me during this period and
that’s one of the reasons I fell for him.
And then I love him actually. He was my mum’s manager
before she died but before she died we were best of friends
and that’s where the feelings started from. So after she died
we became even closer, go out together, work together on
some of the movie scripts mummy left behind and from there,
things started going and thank God this is our 12 th year
together.
Success in the industry : If mum were still alive, I wouldn’t
have been this successful. She wouldn’t have allowed me, in
short I never planned to be an actress all my life. I did not
even like the career before, I wouldn’t even be in the industry
because I came into the industry mainly because of my
mum’s fame.
When she died, I just thought about it that I had to take it up
from where she stopped so that she’d be remembered
forever, imagine if I hadn’t taken it, many would probably
have gotten who she was today. That’s why I took it up and
to God be the glory I made the right decision. I never thought
it would be this fun but I’m loving it, when I’m on location, it
takes away all my sorrows, I love my job so much.
Her alleged crashed marriage: Well, let me say this, you
cannot please the world. I have heard series of interviews on
this particular issue but I just don’t know why people sit
down and write lies about me and my marriage. I am happily
married, I live with my husband and children. We were
together a few minutes back, we don’t have crisis. Fine, we
have normal quarrels that happen between couples but none
has ever extended outside our home.
That she cheats with a particular sugar daddy: I don’t know
what to say anymore, they should bring photos and evidence
of the sugar daddy that I am cheating on him. See me, I
hardly go out, if I am not on location, I am in my house. I am
a workaholic, after my family, then my job is next so how do I
have to see any sugar daddy.
I depend on the work of my hand and God ‘cos they are the
only ones that can take me far in this life so I don’t have
time for any nonsense, and they are just bad belle people.
The misconception that her husband is not fit for her : Well,
love is a very funny thing. It happens in the most unexpected
way, you might be the first lady of a country and fall in love
with a gardener and you won’t just know how to explain it,
love is not something you can just explain.
Whom you fall in love with is not something you can control.
When we first started, I myself thought it was jazz cos people
were saying it too, but one thing about jazz is that when you
are being jazzed you won’t realize it, you wouldn’t even think
of it once cos the jazz would have blindfolded you.
But I have been with him for the past 12 years, I am sure that
if he actually used jazz on me, it would have been impotent
by now….so it’s natural, it’s funny, strange but I’m in love
with my husband, with just the way he is.
Probably if I have married a more handsome man, we would
have divorced or separated since and not be living happily as
we are now.
But I married this man and I ‘m happy with him, happy with
my marriage and I have a happy life. What more do I want or
need, I am happy with my husband, I just wish I can tell the
whole world that I am happy with this man, stop all this
nonsense talk, he did not use Jazz on me, I love him just the
way he is.
Bleaching : It is not a crime to me, it is not a crime to change
your skin color. One thing I believe is that when you are fairer
it brings out more beauty in you, so there is nothing wrong in
lightning your skin a lil’ bit, just don’t overdo it.
There is no offence in it after all it is not a legal offence….yes,
there is this belief that Black is beautiful but it doesn’t fit
some people. It is the truth, black doesn’t fit everybody but
when you are fairer you become more beautiful and that is
why I am prettier now.
And in this our industry, that’s what sells the most. It is not
as if you have to fair skinned to be in Nollywood but that is
how I view it for myself. It is a personal decision so I
lightened up a bit to become more beautiful and attractive
and fit into major roles…and I don’t think I have overdone it,
it’s just normal.