Nollywood actress Bimpe Akintunde has opened up on her failed marriage.
In an interview with BBC Yoruba, she disclosed that her second pregnancy wasn’t even three months, when she started experiencing trouble in her marriage. According to her, her husband was constantly complaining during her first trimester, noting how she wasn’t the first woman to get pregnant.
Akintunde said she cried during her daughter’s pregnancy and believes God rewarded her with her child.
“I cried when I was carrying my second pregnancy. God gave me my second daughter as a gift because it wasn’t up to three months of being pregnant that I started experiencing issues in my marriage. He was always questioning if I was the first woman to get pregnant”.
Elsewhere in the interview, Bimpe said she doesn’t see anything wrong with being a second, third, or fourth wife.
Admonishing intending couples, she told them to take time to know themselves and study their behaviours and character before walking down the aisle.
“Don’t see anything bad in being a first, second, third and fourth wife to a man. I want other women to learn a lesson from me.
If you ever meet someone and he says he wants to marry you quickly, make sure you spend time with him even if it’s just three months to study out his character and behaviour”.
While counting down to her birthday in May, Akintunde had confirmed her crashed marriage, announcing that she is single. She said before the arrival of her second child, her marriage took a different turn, and it wasn’t easy, but it came with lessons, tears, strength, and growth.
Not allowing her crashed marriage to derail her, she said she quietly rebuilt herself and is now unstoppable.
Last year, Akintunde’s husband, Yousuph Ganiyu, had fueled breakup rumours with his post, about the worst prison in the world being a home without peace and respect. He admonished the public to be careful about whom they marry.
Refreshing your, memory, in June 2023, after years of being single, Bimpe tied the knot to Yousuph O Ganiyu, a man with two wives, at a Nikai ceremony. She disclosed that her husband had been in love with her long before she met him, and she felt so blessed to have met him.
In May of 2025, the movie star had penned a note to him, appreciating him for being so intentional as she noted how many men have said what he said to her but couldn’t stand by their words. Sharing their love story, she stated that she had never met a man like him, and she was blessed the day their path crossed.
