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Negative Media Contributed To Collapse Of My Two Weeks Marriage – Princess

A popular stand-up comedian in Nigeria, Princess, said her marriage that lasted for just two weeks collapsed because of irreconcilable differences and negative media reports … Continue reading Negative Media Contributed To Collapse Of My Two Weeks Marriage – Princess


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PrincessA popular stand-up comedian in Nigeria, Princess, said her marriage that lasted for just two weeks collapsed because of irreconcilable differences and negative media reports about her and her husband.

On an entertainment programme, Rubbin’ Minds, on Channels Television on Sunday, Princess expressed her dissatisfaction with different ‘terrible’ stories that were published on the internet before and after her marriage, which she stressed contributed to why the marriage failed.

“My marriage ended in May, two weeks after the wedding. It is like a mystery. Based on the fact that individual differences came up that led to the collapse of the marriage after two weeks, I do not think that it was a normal thing for me to begin to declare to everybody that my marriage has ended.

“Mr Family and the guys family believed that we could all make it happen so we tried. But around July, things came back but was not so smooth. When everything finally ended it was really very painful and all that. I didn’t tell nobody, but surprisingly, people in London were already aware of it,” she said.

She said that there were so much pressure that came from the publications and irreconcilable differences, which led to the collapse of the marriage.

“Nobody goes into a marriage expecting that it would end.

“The guy is not like us – on-air personalities. We have our limits and I know that negative media contributed to it. There was a day he came home and told me he saw a post on the internet that talked about me being pregnant and that it was why I was getting married,” Princess said.

On her job, she said that it had become more competitive, with more stand up comedians coming to the scene.

Princess, however, said that for “so many that know their onion it is not a serious challenge for them”.

For her, comedy has to be in an individual for such person to perform well.

“Comedy is doing great in Nigeria, with comedy clubs existing in different places in Lagos,”she said, listing the clubs and locations.

The number of women stand-up comedians is very little in Nigeria and Princess stressed the need for women in the entertainment industry to get needed support from the society.

“I don’t think that the society is ready for women comedian, but we just have to give these people a chance. The press should help push us more,”she said.

The comedian said that she had been in school studying French, expressing delight in learning the language, which she stressed would enable her represent Nigeria well when called up for shows in French speaking countries.

She, however, pleaded with Nigerians to be objective in dissemination of information about celebrities, as it could have a negative effect on their private lives.