Saturday, March 30, 2013

CELEBRITIES WHO WEDDED SECRETLY LAST YEAR

Marriage has been known to be a thing of joy ever since the creation of the first couple and even the bible says ‘he that finds a wife found a good thing’ so also is a woman that finds herself a good husband. However, for various reasons, marriage to some people is not supposed to be publicized as they prefer to have theirs in secrecy. Relationship-Counsellor brings to you the list of celebs who secretly tied the marriage knot this year. Please enjoy.
CHIDI MOKEME
Gangling actor and ex-anchor of Gulder Ultimate Search, Chidi Mokeme is among the celebrities who bid goodbye to bachelorhood this year, however, in secrecy, as he invited only those who are close to him for the event.
The top actor who decided to join the league of married men after forty years, tied the marriage knot in a 2-1 wedding. It started with a grand traditional wedding and he later said “I Do’ to his heartthrob Jane Chinwe Olumba at Our Saviour’s Church Lagos, while the reception was held at the Muson Center.
Chidi Mokeme’s bride, Jane Olumba Mokeme, is a USA based Medical Doctor. Meanwhile the actor have been linked with different women in time past, including Mama Bakassi, Senator Florence Ita Giwa.

FUNKE AKINDELE
Star actress, Funke Ayotunde Akindele popularly known as ‘Jenifer’ also joined the caucus of the married women this year when she wedded her beau Kehinde Oloyede, though much noise was made concerning her own wedding, so many guests and fans were given wrong dates and venue of the wedding just to mislead them. Information about her traditional marriage as well as the Nikkai and the white wedding was made private to as it was open to very few friends and colleagues. She also made a statement through her publicist that the traditional wedding would not take place until December this year whereas she sent the details of the wedding through her Blackberry message to some of her friends. The wedding between the “Omo Ghetto” producer and her groom took place on the 26th of May and the lucky man is said to be an Oshodi, Lagos born property developer.

UCHE JUMBO
Actress cum movie producer, Uche Jumbo also said ‘I do’ a few months ago to her United States of America citizen lover, Kenney Rodriguez. Uche who guarded the news of her wedding cautiously did not even release the pictures of her secret wedding until after two months and she only released it like a special package to the publisher of WOW magazine who happens to be her close friend.
The wedding of the ‘Nollywood Hustler’ producer which took place on the 16th of May was accepted with mixed feelings because it came as a shock to people as a result of the secrecy involved. Before the ‘hush hush’ wedding, Uche had been romantically linked with Super Eagle star player Uchechukwu Uche whom many believed they would settle down some day.

TU-FACE IDIBIA
African Queen Crooner, Innocent Idibia otherwise known as Tu-face also had a private wedding this year with one of his baby mamas, Annie Macaulay as the event was strictly made a family affair.
The traditional marriage like an introduction was held on 1st of May 2012 at Annie’s family home in Ajah with Tu-face’s parents in attendance and the couple also had a quiet registry wedding in Lagos the following day.
The pop singer who has fathered other children through three different women took the first step of the this marriage when he proposed to Annie, mother of his two-year-old daughter Isabella Idibia on February 14, 2012 at Jay Jay Okocha’s ‘Number 10’ night club.

STEPHANIE OKEREKE
Screen diva, Stephanie Okereke said goodbye to spinsterhood this year. The Imo state born actress got married in April 2012 to her heartthrob, Linus Idahosa in Paris, France, at a private wedding ceremony that was attended by members of her family and few Nollywood actresses and actors.
The super model and award winning actress was formerly married to Super Eagles football player, Chikelue IIoenuosi, but the marriage was dissolved by a Lagos high court because at the time they got married, Chikelue was already legally married to another woman in the United States.
Meanwhile, you’d agree that the beautiful actress has been romantically linked with other men both within and outside the country.

KAFAYAT SHAFAU
Popular dancer and choreographer, Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau otherwise known as Kaffy also got married to her hubby and father of her son, Joseph Ameh who is also a popular live band drummer.
The 4-1 wedding between Joe and Kaffy took place shortly after the birth of their first child at Bespoke Events Center in Lekki. The wedding ceremony which was not much publicized was made up of the Nikkai ceremony, Traditional wedding as well as the white wedding and the wedding reception.

KEFEE OBAREKI
Gospel singer, Kefee Obareki also had a ‘papapa’ (sharp, sharp) wedding during the course of this year. The ‘Kokoroko’ crooner tied the knot with popular Radio host and staff of Star FM, Teddy Esosa popularly known as Da Fresh Prince who is said to be an Edo prince from Auchi part of Edo State.
The couple whom we gathered met in UK had a low key Traditional wedding in Sapele, the home town of the bride on Saturday, March 3, 2012.
Kefee who was once married to Alec Godwin of the one-time Alec music before the marriage hits the rock also tied the knot few weeks after her ex-hubby remarried.
MOSUN FILANI
Fair skinned actress, Mosun Filani too, left the group of single ladies this year when she took the bold step and married her lover Kayode Oduoye in a ‘hush hush’ manner. We learnt that the Traditional wedding between the love birds took place at her parents’ home in Ibadan and two months after, the talented Yoruba actress had her white wedding at Rev (Mrs.) Ogunoiki lead church ‘Graceville Chapel’ on Awolowo way, Ikeja. Further information has it that the wedding took place during the normal Sunday service without either of their parents in attendance neither was there any bridal train and the couple were dressed in normal clothes. Before this beautiful actress got married, she had also been linked with star actors like Muyiwa Ademola and Odunlade Adekola.
NAETOCHUKWU CHIKWE
Notable music act, Naetochukwu Chikwe, popularly known as Naeto C also said ‘I Do’ to his long time fiancée. The son of Kema Chikwe, former aviation minister got married a few months back. The 2-1 wedding which consisted of the traditional wedding and church wedding took place in Lagos but the 10\10 crooner like his colleagues did not make the invitation public, as expected of o top music star, as only close friends and family members were invited to the ceremony.

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