See excerpts from veteran Nollywood actor, Prince Jide Kosoko’s
recent interview
How have you been managing your role as a father, husband,
actor, role model, etc., over the years?
These are different sectors of my life. I know my responsibility
as a father. I have eight of my kids who have graduated from
the University. I make the money from being an actor to play
my role as a father and husband. I try my best to remain
focused and hardworking to remain a role model to many
people.
Some of your children and fans were not happy when you
took two wives. What’s your comment?
I never envisaged being a polygamist though I am a product of
one. My parents didn’t support it too. My first wife was a
business woman. I craved for somebody who was in the same
field with me. In those days, the best advice you got was from
your better half and that was how the second woman came to
be. Along the line, I lost the two to childbirths within
11months interval.
I had seven children as at that time, so I didn’t plan
remarrying or having more children again. But after much
persuasion from my doctor and relatives, I decided to have a
woman with the agreement of not having more children but a
complete African woman will not agree to that. One thing led
to the other and I got two women again. So being a
polygamist was not intentional but God’s design over which I
do not have power.
Do you mind sharing those things that led to your marrying
two women again?
The situation that surrounded marrying my wives made me go
for the two.
How many children do you have?
I can’t be precise but my children are more than a dozen.